We are watched and patrolled. Far away is some private land that we are friends with. In the warm water area, We can not touch land.
He is 6ft 4in and wears it well... He could loose some though. He is a martial arts guy and you would never know it.
No can do... No place to leave sled, and will break through the ice as we get to open water.
As Kayakers, We want more room and stability than a canoe offers, Even with side floats.
I'm fishing from the boat in your first link... And the others you mention don't have the weight capacity needed...
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I have a Polar Craft 1468 Aluminum that I use for Ice Out fishing. I also use it for floating my boat hoists. Slides fairly easily across the ice. Got a 9.5 Johnson on it. I put a floor in it for pedestal seats. I have a 72lb thrust Minn Kota. Might be a little heavy for what you do. I can stand on the side rail and it hardly moves.
I did put Ranger Stickers on it to make it Classier.
I'm missing something basic here. How do you walk on thinning ice - let alone with anything in hand - to open water, without going thru?
You might want to look into a Coleman Crawdad. They’re not making them anymore so you’d have to buy used. They’ll handle up to a 6hp motor. While the capacity is rated at around 450 lbs, they easily handle much more. There are plastic seats which I removed, installed a board and mounted a 7 inch pedestal with bass seat on that. I would say that,s the max you’d want as far as a pedestal in that boat and with your buddy at 300lbs, I’m not even sure pedestals would be a good idea. Boat weighs around 130lbs total. Sound like your buddy needs to shed 100lbs
Best of Luck with your fishing and boat hunt. I think a youtube video of your next adventure would be interesting to BBC. You guys can pretend to be Robert Peary and his accompance Matthew Henson dragging their gear to the North Pole.
Mike....I saw a picture of a 12-14 foot aluminum that had been rigged as a bass boat (front/back decks, pedestals, etc. etc.) it also had like they can get for kayaks....like a attachable 2 wheel roller system (like a trailer but for only the back of the boat) for moving it around.
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Thanks guys, I appreciate all the help and ideas.
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How about putting kayak outriggers on what you already have? Just a thought
We take water over the front in waves.
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I bought a 14ft aluminum that we put in the back of my truck, use a 30lb tm. I can load it myself.
There is a 10 to 15 mph current where I'm Fishing.
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I used to own an old version of this exact boat. I fished trolling motor tournaments out of it for 3 years. I stood on the back seat all day and operated a foot powered trolling motor backwards.
Thanks... But we use pedestal seats and fish like we are in a bassboat... Not interested in sitting that low. We already have stable sit on top kayak's... Not liking that here in the winter temps.
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Check out Coleman crawdad that where made in the 80's. light weigh and very durable.
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So to be clear - you’re looking for a 12-14 foot boat that can handle 500 lbs across two men, 30+ lbs of gear, a gas engine, a trolling motor and battery, is light enough to carry long distances across ice, can handle 15 mph current and waves breaking over the bow, isn’t inflatable, a kayak, or a canoe, and has pedestal seats. Is that accurate?
You may just need a magic carpet.
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I think your on to something.
It's either a magic carpet or a hovercraft.
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I'm interested...
Actually I want a light gauge, Wide aluminum boat that after pedestal seats are added is still stable. I have been in some flat bottoms that were very tippy w/o raised seats. I was hoping for some brand suggestions to look for.
Still looking for something that is safer that what we have now.
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