Northwest Fishing Reports

Well last year I set up a 9' Livingston for 2 man fishing. But it's HEAVY when you are by your self 100+# boat alone.
Th 9'er is awesome for two people, it is stable enough to stand in and lean out over the side to land fish. It has a set of wheels on the back, and with a 4hp it's ok, with a 6 hp is moves great! Even with 2 full size guys 200# each and two deep cycle batts 120#, 6hp johnson and minnkota motors and full fishing gear and loaded cooler it rides high and dry.
Here is Last year's model with My Fishing partner in it. We actually used it to pull pots in the sound over the Fourth of July



This year I found an older 6.5' livingston 30 +/- #'s by its self.

Plans are for 2 oar lock scotty mounts 2X No248, and a fixed mount port side toward the bow No 241.

A No. 280 Baitcaster rod holder, and a No. 269 fish finder mount.




And the wheels:


All this propelled by my Minnkota 55# and a Wally Mart batttery. Should boogie for an electric!

On the back I am mounting a pair of 12"X13" alum plates with dingy dolly wheels, (West Marine is the ONLY place I can find these in stock anymore)

Over all without the battery it should still be well under 50# alone(Updated). Perfect for one person fishing. Light enough to pack into lakes if need be

Photos to come as I get it all together.

EDIT: As it turns out the alum plates were WAY overkill for the use. the 2 together are 1/4 inch thick and added 10 pounds alone unfortunately, and way overkill for supporting the little boat.

Overall it came out to be about 55#'s or so, still a TON better then the 140#'s of the 9'er

Contact Troy Mcginnis/ Great downunder dude:cheers: Mate!:bounce: and top boat electronics specialist at West Marine for any boating needs Everett store and tell him a Swede sent you $:compress: :colors:
He is the best at any product/ratings and returns and boating needs and will tell you the best products not what makes a buck! A+

He also is BOATCANDO.com= crew@boatcando.com from a $2,000 tub to a $250,000 build not one better and harder worker and 2nd to none on customer care and service support!:cheers:

Great job on your tub!!!:cheers:

I just helped someone witha similar boat pack in about 100ft and that thing was way heavier than 50 lbs. All that fiberglass makes for some very purple fingers. If you ever do pack it in somewhere I would love to hear about it. Good luck on the build. BTW I bought a 2 person blow up boat by sevlor for about $30 from a sporting good store. It fits one adult and gear, with oars, and packs down to a 14" x 14" square. It's not as durable as your boat, but after the first few miles hiking, it doesn't matter.

I actually have an older 6 1/2 foot livingston. Packing it in isn't a problem for just me, one man can lift it over there head pretty easy. You end up taking at least two trips though. One to carry the boat and one for the battery, trolling motor, fishing pole and whatever else you decide to bring. Mine is just bare bones, it doesn't have all the accessories that you plan to have on yours. Its a great boat for smaller lakes though, i probably used it more this year than my 14' starcraft. Definetly one of my better investmants at 50 bucks.

I really like the boat.

http://www.aquapodboats.com/products.php

A friend of mine built me one of these from a mold licensed to a local shop here in Oregon. I've had the boat for 15 years or so. 50#

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that 6.5 livingston setup was my first "boat" and I have moved on to bigger ones, but I loved it. It was hilarious for me and another 190lb guy to fish in that thing though! I do love the stability, and ability to stand and cast if you want to from it, though it is heavy. I painted the bottom of mine black however, because I used to get up close and personal with the local bass, and didn't want to spook them too much. I have a 40lb thrust minkota and it does move along nicely.

I have since given it to my nephew and occasionally go fishing with him. great boat, but heavy.