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<blockquote data-quote="criticalbass" data-source="post: 2009636" data-attributes="member: 711"><p>"We need a bigger boat!" The quote from Jaws fits you very well if you plan to go on medium to big water. A 12 foot jon boat is a wonderful thing when loaded lightly, handled carefully, and used on small water.</p><p></p><p>Not trying to dump on your project, just have seen way too many duck hunting related drownings and deaths from hypothermia. Most were as a result of flat bottom little boats in rough water oprated by folks ill equipped to deal with cold water. </p><p></p><p>If you must, you need a very good personal flotation device, at least 35 pounds flotation, a waterproof cell phone attached to you, and perhaps most importantly a layer of whatever material is currently best at staving off hypothermia. Thinsulate used to be the top dog, but I haven't checked lately for what is best.</p><p></p><p>Duck hunting from a boat is at best a high risk activity. I do love it, but it has to be approached with great caution.</p><p></p><p>I suggest you do some warm weather practice with heavy loads, rough water and a rescue boat standing by.</p><p></p><p>Looks like your repair job is coming along nicely. I used West System resin and regular fiberglass on the last one I did. That was nearly ten years ago on a 14 foot narrow jon that leaked badly and had some big rock dents. Hasn't leaked at all since then, and the glass made it a lot more resistant to damage. I covered the entire bottom with two layers of glass fiber. The West resin is way tougher than the normal resin from a body shop. Cheap? Not so much.</p><p></p><p>Again, be as careful and as prepared as if you were going to cross Lake Michigan in the winter (which sailors will tell you is more dangerous than the Atlantic . . .).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="criticalbass, post: 2009636, member: 711"] "We need a bigger boat!" The quote from Jaws fits you very well if you plan to go on medium to big water. A 12 foot jon boat is a wonderful thing when loaded lightly, handled carefully, and used on small water. Not trying to dump on your project, just have seen way too many duck hunting related drownings and deaths from hypothermia. Most were as a result of flat bottom little boats in rough water oprated by folks ill equipped to deal with cold water. If you must, you need a very good personal flotation device, at least 35 pounds flotation, a waterproof cell phone attached to you, and perhaps most importantly a layer of whatever material is currently best at staving off hypothermia. Thinsulate used to be the top dog, but I haven't checked lately for what is best. Duck hunting from a boat is at best a high risk activity. I do love it, but it has to be approached with great caution. I suggest you do some warm weather practice with heavy loads, rough water and a rescue boat standing by. Looks like your repair job is coming along nicely. I used West System resin and regular fiberglass on the last one I did. That was nearly ten years ago on a 14 foot narrow jon that leaked badly and had some big rock dents. Hasn't leaked at all since then, and the glass made it a lot more resistant to damage. I covered the entire bottom with two layers of glass fiber. The West resin is way tougher than the normal resin from a body shop. Cheap? Not so much. Again, be as careful and as prepared as if you were going to cross Lake Michigan in the winter (which sailors will tell you is more dangerous than the Atlantic . . .). [/QUOTE]
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