What do ya'll think about this?

[Blue_Runner]

HELP! *Trying to decide if this is a good deal. *Its a 14ft flat bottom jonboat with trailer. *The trailer tongue appears too short in this pic. *Question is, #1 could it be modified by adding a couple of feet to the tongue? *And secondly, is the package worth $400 (electric trolling motor not included.) *I want it for duck hunting on the lake. *I can pop my little 9.9hp on it and go. *Maybe even rig it out for flounder gigging. *That would be fun *8) *The guy wouldn't sell it for $400 back in june, but now he says he will. *What do ya'll think? *Deal or no deal? *I've asked him if the trailer was titled and waiting for response.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/stinkery/jonboat.jpg

[C YENSEN]

no pic BR :-/

[Blue_Runner]

Fixed now? Thanks for letting me know Cy...the pic showed for me?? Wierd?

[C YENSEN]

my question is how far do you have to drag that Frankenstein trailer? as long as it is a couple of miles, and the boat floats, I would say it is a good deal. ;)

that boat new costs around $500 bucks w/o the trailer. ;D

[Blue_Runner]

Good question, I asked him that too. Can't remember how far it is but for me to consider back in June it can't be more than 50 miles one way...

BTW, where can I get a new 14' jb for $500? I haven't found anything any cheaper than this in this size range with a trailer. This old frankenstein trailer might work for the 10 minute drive to the ramp, or without a trailer I could store it on my floating dock down at the lake as long as I am able to pull it up on it.

Thanks for the input.
Blue

[macojoe]

I bought a tounge for my old trailer, it was about $40 but that was a long and big tounge!!

You could have someone welp a round fence post in there for real cheap!!!! and thats all you need there is no weight there!!

As for $400?? I have a buddy here that has 2, 14' sears game fishers and he is selling them alone for like $200, and he is asking for $400 with a trailer. No motor at all.

So if the boat is in good codition I say its worth $400. But all then John boats are made of from what I see look like siding from my house! Anit much to them.

[Mulv80]

I don't know about that one BR. I know those little boats can be hard to come by but I think $400 may be a little steep for that package. Thats a $50 trailer with a $200 boat on it.

[Skools Out]

yeah i wouldn't give over $275 for it all.

[Blue_Runner]

Thanks fellas, I might make a low offer and see what happens. He started out asking $600 for boat, trailer and trolling motor back in June.

Blue

[macojoe]

to bad you were not here in the boston area!!

http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/boa/210222120.html

[Blue_Runner]

That's not bad there MJ, but I am limiting my search to a flat bottom. I think if I were willing to take a v hull I could probably have an easier go at it. Then again if I wanted a v hull the flat bottoms would be cheaper ::) Go figure. :-/

[parishht]

Maybe you should take a LOOK at this,
it even has a home made engine,
and it goes through mud:

http://cgi.ebay.com/12-ft-Duck-Boat-w-Mud-Motor-no-trailer-no-reserve_W0QQitemZ250031122947QQihZ015QQcategoryZ73 05QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[macojoe]

We have motors here like that, the Clam guys use them.

[Blue_Runner]

Homemade motor eh? I gotta hand it to em for the ingenuity put into that contraption :o

Forget frankenstein trailers....that's a frankenstein motor! ;D

[Skools Out]

lol That's the 4 stroke from He!l lol

[Blue_Runner]

Satan's own personal outboard....the all new Yamaha Hades high output model....

[Skools Out]

that guy looked at this site to much before making his motor

http://www.briggsandstratton.com/display/router.asp?DocID=76266

Briggs 5 Hp outboards

http://www.briggsandstratton.com/library/BPP/BSPP_OUTBOARD/ob_sidebyside_5hp.jpg

Here they are actually for sale

http://www.jackssmallengines.com/bs_outboard.cfm