Considering buying a used boat that would be used for duck hunting and fishing. Let's say about even time for each. Of course the flat bottom and mud motor/long tail setups sound awesome. Looking at 16 ft minimum (48 in bottom width) and a few thousand bucks. My general questions are:
1. How much difference between a flat bottom and a V bottom for draft? How stable are the V bottoms?
2. How much difference between a mud motor and small outboard (15 to 20 HP) as far as draft.
3. Does anyone fish much out of their duck boats? Does the mud motor get in the way?
4. Is simpler always better? Just wondering if I should avoid trim/tilt setups, steering wheels, batteries, etc...
What else should I consider? I've done a little reading on the mud motor talk forum but not sure they aren't a little biased.
1. How much difference between a flat bottom and a V bottom for draft? How stable are the V bottoms?
2. How much difference between a mud motor and small outboard (15 to 20 HP) as far as draft.
3. Does anyone fish much out of their duck boats? Does the mud motor get in the way?
4. Is simpler always better? Just wondering if I should avoid trim/tilt setups, steering wheels, batteries, etc...
What else should I consider? I've done a little reading on the mud motor talk forum but not sure they aren't a little biased.
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