Suggestions for a boat?
 

So, I got this 1994 Johnson 30HP engine. Long shaft, electric start, beautiful condition. Not a tiller. Has remote throttle pedestal, cables, and electric cable from the engine to the pedestal. Came off an underpowered 24' pontoon boat. Never seen salt water. Has sat in a shed for almost 10 years. Put the muffs on her and she started on the third flywheel revolution. Cost = $75.00 No, really, got it on CL for $75 bucks.

Now, the real question... what kind of boat should she sit on? I'm thinking a 13' Whaler or something like that or an Aluminum boat like a 15' Smokercraft would also work. Needs to have console steering. Any suggestions?

16 foot Carolina Skiff.

Id resell it....honestly. Buy yourself something decent......like a haircut:beer:

I was in a similar "boat" destroyer. Had the boat for short money but the motor was showing and acting it's age. Repowered this NE skiff and still in it for short money. It's a 16' Stur-Dee Amesbury Skiff made in RI. It has a flat bottom for getting into the skinny water. Now with the four stroke, I can run it all day on 3 gallons of gas. I use in the salt and fresh and have an absolute ball in it. I recently started on the shabby looking wood work. I already had the cooler seat, so I removed the wood bench at the helm. Now I have some storage and more comfort.
It sure is a hoot.
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Build you a 15'11" skiff (very close to what chum has) out of plywood!

13 Whaler would be nice, but you could buy another V20 for less money than a ragged out, motorless 13 Whaler. 30 hp isn't enough for a 14 McKee. If you're up for it, look thru Glen L's website and pick out something you like. Be a good winter project. The Ben Garvy's look easy enough, or look at the Simmons Sea Skiff if you are up for teh challenge

a couple of sites for you
http://www.simmonsseaskiff.com/
http://www.bateau.com/index.php
http://www.glen-l.com/
http://www.woodenboat.com/power-outboard-boats

don't get a 13 whaler unless your related to a good chiropractor.

I thank everyone for their suggestions. Spare, those are some great links, thank you for them. CB, that's a hella nice ride. If I was into wood boats I might be tempted to do something like that. The first boat I ever owned was a 17' Grady-White. Don't remember the year, probably around the 1960's, but she was a wooden Lapstrake hull with a 90 hp Evinrude engine.. Really a beautiful boat, but after the third year of owning her I swore that I would never again own a wooden boat. Just too darn much upkeep, and truthfully, I'm more of a "I want to use it not constantly fix it" kind of guy.

I mentioned the Whaler because my primary use for the boat would be in the Hackensack River fishing for Stripers. Possibly in Greenwood lake or Lake Hopatcong. And "maybe" some winter White Perch fishing in the Jake's Branch of the Tom's River. All relatively calm bodies of water.

Hell, I may just sell the engine and pocket a nice profit, but not really leaning that way right now. I'm certain I can get between $750 - $1000 for it. So my search continues. I'd really like an Aluminum boat like a Smokercraft because of it's lightness compared with FG, but if I can find a good boat on CL or eBay for the right price who knows....


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Not bad for $75.00... not bad at all...

The only wood on my skiff is the trim. It's all fiberglass with foam floatation throughout. Just as unsinkable as a Whaler. Total weight with the motor is 1200lbs

i like chum looks like a fun little boat!!!!!:clap: