I take a ride in my 12 foot flat bottom aluminum jon boat. Is a jon boat worth it or is this small boat too tiny for my area and what I use a boat for? I take my tiny boat with the Mercury 2.5 outboard 2 stroke motor out for a few hours to help determine if I'm keeping this little aluminum flat bottom boat. A little 12 ft jon boat or john boat can be great in creeks and is simple and easy to deal with but does a tiny flat bottom aluminum boat meet my little boat needs?
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Getting the jon boat ready to go on the water
01:41 Test running Mercury 2.5 2 stroke outboard
03:00 What to bring with you on a small boat
04:32 Taking the little boat to the boat ramp
06:11 My thoughts on the 12 foot jon boat
09:28 Taking the jon boat for a ride
12:14 Final thoughts and riding home
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