can you store them on top of a van like a canoe?????

or do you have to have a trailer/ truck bed for it????


anyone know of any small (10-13 ft) boats that would not be too hard for a van to toe around??

I'm looking for something that i can use in the resivoirs, and maybe on the potomac river, but can toe around/ put on the van?

i finally have a JOB so now i have fishing money!!!!!

ps: 2 people will be fishing in it, and I need to keep it under 3,000$ probably (me and my dad wil split the cost including the motor)

thanks very much


BEN

god bless

for 3 g's you can get alot ,take your time and look around .I once fished with a guy who brought his boat in the back of a toyota truck .that might be an option for you to get a 10-11 ft boat .i think the boat company that deals thru bass pro shops have some decent car-toppers for around 900 for the boat new(motors around 1200) and the rest you can spend on electronics and /or a trolling motor..i will post you a link as soon as i find it here on the web.
let us know how it goes,
Brian

heres a great deal in IMHO,i found pep boys carries the boat motor,if theres one in your part of the country.oh and with the cash you'd save buying this deal you could get a gps as well for safetys sake.

http://www.trackerboats.com/boat/index.cfm?fuseaction=boat.model&nav=15&boat=1563


http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=50120&hvarDept=200&hvarEvent=&hvarClassCode=2&hvarSubCode=3&hvarTarget=browse

http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=57296&hvarDept=200&hvarEvent=&hvarClassCode=2&hvarSubCode=1&hvarTarget=browse

http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=58309&hvarDept=200&hvarEvent=&hvarClassCode=1&hvarSubCode=1&hvarTarget=browse

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3897-FUTOP10OH0205_OH_05_500.jpg


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3898-20038.jpg


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3899-524-108-00.jpg


http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3900-594-622-00.jpg

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you say that this will be able to be put on top of the van??/ no trailer?

i need to make sure it has elevated swivel seats, too

thanks for the help

BEN

god bless

it should fit on top if you have the rack on top to tie it down,elevated seats may make it harder to find a model that fits on top unless you turn it right side up which poses its own problems.the same company makes some 2 seater models that amy work for you.and luckily for you tracker boats has alot more dealerships on your side of the rock.
check it out when you get a chance they seem like a good prices.heres a pic of the other boat i had in mind.
brian

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/3903-Sunfish1060305_PB_05_500.jpg

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i'm going to bass pro (and boaters world) on saturday, i'm gonna do a lot of looking around

thanks for the help


BEN

god bless

Y dont you just get a small boat w/ tralier it will be next to impossible to launch or get a boat on top of your van w/ out a tralier

Hey let that Bass go I wanna catch her some day
http://www.calfishing.com/gallery/v/members/tmcustoms/

how much do trailers run ($$)

it does seem like putting something on the top of the van would be hard, i just need to able to keep the weight down so we dont kill the minivan towing it around


BEN

god bless

Probably a few hundered I would just buy a used boat/tralier w/ out motor and then buy new briggs 5.5hp

Hey let that Bass go I wanna catch her some day
http://www.calfishing.com/gallery/v/members/tmcustoms/

i cant ever seem to find any used boats out here in the middle of nowhere?!?

i wish i could

BEN

god bless

I towed this trailer and boat with by Dodge Carvan 4 cylinder before I got my truck. No problems, you could tow it with an economy car, the whole rig is pretty light.
I got this trailer new for $300 at Harbor Freight. It comes by UPS in 3 boxes as a kit and you assemble it. Let me know if you need more info on it. I hae some pictures in my gallery of me assembling it. Search on boat trailer kits and you'll find more manufactures, too.

http://www.calfishing.com/gallery/Boat-project/z8_lopez_launch