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There's a formula that you can use to get an idea. Its length by feet times width by feet divided by 150.

When I was looking for my boat. I found that the Bass Raider 10 or 10e was $599 at walmart & $28 to ship to mass. Cheapest price & shipping I found anywhere. Also I, noticed that the Bass Raider was 50" wide & the Pond Prowler was 48" wide. Don't know if 2" will really make a difference in stability or transporting it? Good luck with what ever you choose!

I had to dig up my motorcyle charger. But, yes it's automatic & 1.5 amps. I wanted something simple & inexpensive. Just keep it plugged in over night or when I'm not using boat so, its ready to fish. i thought about getting a second battery too. That way I always have a battery charged and ready to go.

Just bought a crawdad jon boat that came with minkota 30lb motor & a deep cycle marine battery but, no charger. I still have my motorcycle battery charge. Will that work on a deep cycle marine battery? Or do I have to buy a new charger? If so, can any one recommend one?

Hey guys Never made it Basspro shop. I'm a member of MA fishfinder. Met a local angler that sold me his whole set up. Crawdad jonBoat, trailer, minkota, battery, seats, ect.. all for $600.Didn't what to bother with a trailer, but price was good & still have enough $ for trailer hitch & maybe some new tackle ;D. Can't wait till spring to try it out!

Hi everyone, I'd like to thank everyone, all of these post have been very helpful. i just came back from looking at the radisson 14' canoe. It looked good on the website but, i think its to cramped not much room to move around. So, it looks like a bass hunter (raider) or a 12' jon boat. Smallmouth41 are you putting the 10' raider up on the roof by yourself? I usually fish alone, my 13 year old son has taken alot of interest in fishing' so he sometimes comes along. I need something light enough to handle myself. I hoping to get the Basspro shop within the next couple of weeks. Keep you posted. Only 3 months til spring :'(

That's very true. I have found that tracker 1032 has a weight cap of 320#. When you got a small boat every # counts. So, its looking like the 12' or the 10' tracker for me. But, I will keep yours in mind. Thanks

Yes that would be great! The boat I had was also a sears gamefisher 10'. But it had a very low weight cap @ 245# was rated for 1 person. So, I sold it. What are the weight caps on yours?

46' is the top width yes the bottom is 32"

I was looking a the tracker 1032 or 1232. They are 46" wide. The weight is 77# for the 10' and 88# for the 12'. The porta-boat look great but very pricey.

Hey Thanks everyone! Your replies have been very helpful. I would like to stay away from anything that needs a trailer. I just don't get out enough to spend more $ on a trailer hitch, trailer, bigger boat, etc... So, I thought that a small boat would be fine. I usually fish @ my local honey hole that is electric motor only & is only 5 minutes down the road (sweet!! ). My mini-van is a Honda odyssey so, with all the seats out I can fit 4x8 sheets of plywood in it. It also has factory roof rack. I like the mini bass boats but, I've read that they can fill up with water making them heavier? I was loading the jon boat I had inside the van & just tying the tail gate down. It was a gamefisher 10' jon. It only had a capacity of 245#, which is why I sold it.

Just started fishing this year & I'm hooked . I bought a small Jon boat from a neighbor, but sold it after 2 outings. It was just too small for my son & I. Looking for some advise. Want something that can hold at least 2 average adults & is light enough to car-top on my mini-van. Or something that might fit inside the van too. So far I have narrowed it down to several choices. A sports pal 14' canoe, 10' or 12' Jon boat and a mini bass boat (bass raider). Would also like to have a trolling motor. Any input would be very helpful!

yeah, i got the same responce from another forum. thanks Anybody want a 10' jon boat? $200 obo

Hi Guys I also just bought a 10' ft sears gamefisher jon boat. I usally fish alone or with my 13 year old son. I'm 185lbs he is 95lbs. The plate said 1 person or 245#. Took it out for fist time 2 weeks ago and it worked out OK. It didn't sit as low in the water as I thought. But, that was with just me and my son. I would like to add a trolling motor & 2 seats but that would put me way above weight limit. So, I go down to West Marine and start talking to sales man. He tells me that I can fill under the bench seats with marine foam 7 this will greatly increase the weight capacity. I'm not looking to make a casting deck. Just 2 seats, trolling motor & battery. Has anyone ever tried this? Does it really work? The foam I found says 2 quarts equals 100-120# of boyancy?