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[QUOTE]MACK - 7/20/2009  2:37 PM

Yes, I know there's a time and a place for that type of boat. Just never again for me.

We were on a small lake in Wisconsin back in '91...probably not even more than 100-200 acres, row-trolling the boat from one end of the lake, into the wind, to the other end of the lake. Boat flipped due to an oar breaking, sending my body's rowing momentum backward and to the port side of the boat. My brother in the front seat couldn't stabilize us in that instant. Came to the surface in a sea of floating and sinking baits sending my brother and I to the hospital to have hooks removed. My brother, had one treble hook in one of his fingers in his right hand, that was ALSO attached to one of the shoe string on his LEFT shoe, forcing him to have to tread water for a few minutes with opposite hand and foot till I could get to him to get him to the flipped john-boat to give him something to hold on to until help arrived.

We lost a ton of gear that day. Rods, reels, depth finder, many baits, etc, etc. We were only able to relocate a portion of what baits floated as we couldn't find everything due to the winds that day carrying a lot of it away very quickly. We scoured the shorelines the next morning to get what we could find. I'm sure the rest was picked up by others.

I'm certain had we been in even a semi-v hull that day, had the same thing happened, we might have had a chance of not flipping. But due to the flat bottom nature of the boat, there's no stability. And we were both seated at the time. If you're standing in a johnboat...it's very unstable. Even if you're just standing on the bottom of the boat. If you're standing on one of the seats, raising the center of gravity, watch out. Recepie for disaster. Accidents happen QUICK! If you were to build a casting deck in a johnboat...man...be careful how high you build that deck.

Personally, semi-Vs are the way to go if you're debating between the two. I've fished for several years in a semi-V and have felt 110% more stable in that boat vs. a John-boat. Don't even flirt with disaster. Don't even think about it.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 7/20/2009 2:37 PM (#389582 - in reply to #389561)
Subject: Re: Jon boat or semi-vee

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From a person who has been in a john-boat that has flipped over due to the boats natural instability from the get-go..I have vowed to never, ever, never, ever step foot into another john-boat as long as I live. I can't believe those things are even bothered to still be manufactured and sold and people would spend the money on those things.

Yes, I know there's a time and a place for that type of boat. Just never again for me.

We were on a small lake in Wisconsin back in '91...probably not even more than 100-200 acres, row-trolling the boat from one end of the lake, into the wind, to the other end of the lake. Boat flipped due to an oar breaking, sending my body's rowing momentum backward and to the port side of the boat. My brother in the front seat couldn't stabilize us in that instant. Came to the surface in a sea of floating and sinking baits sending my brother and I to the hospital to have hooks removed. My brother, had one treble hook in one of his fingers in his right hand, that was ALSO attached to one of the shoe string on his LEFT shoe, forcing him to have to tread water for a few minutes with opposite hand and foot till I could get to him to get him to the flipped john-boat to give him something to hold on to until help arrived.

We lost a ton of gear that day. Rods, reels, depth finder, many baits, etc, etc. We were only able to relocate a portion of what baits floated as we couldn't find everything due to the winds that day carrying a lot of it away very quickly. We scoured the shorelines the next morning to get what we could find. I'm sure the rest was picked up by others.

I'm certain had we been in even a semi-v hull that day, had the same thing happened, we might have had a chance of not flipping. But due to the flat bottom nature of the boat, there's no stability. And we were both seated at the time. If you're standing in a johnboat...it's very unstable. Even if you're just standing on the bottom of the boat. If you're standing on one of the seats, raising the center of gravity, watch out. Recepie for disaster. Accidents happen QUICK! If you were to build a casting deck in a johnboat...man...be careful how high you build that deck.

Personally, semi-Vs are the way to go if you're debating between the two. I've fished for several years in a semi-V and have felt 110% more stable in that boat vs. a John-boat. Don't even flirt with disaster. Don't even think about it.

Edited by MACK 7/20/2009 2:46 PM