Flat bottom fishing/bowfishing boat

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  2. messabout
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    Small boats made of steel are ill advised. As previously observed above, it is ridiculously and impractically heavy. Build your boat of a good grade of ply and you will get far better results. There are ply boats that have lasted 50 years and are still going. It is not a matter f longevity. In addition ply does not rust and does not make as much noise when going through a chop.
     
    messabout, Mar 19, 2021
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