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Any one of these small row boats all row very well; a 12' v-hull, an 11' jon boat, or a 15' or 17' canoe. By sitting in the middle of any one boat, in the rowing position, it centers the weight and seems to make the boat more steady going over wakes and waves. With two aboard, the jon boat does surprisingly good, surviving 2-3' motorboat wakes out front my place at fl-3. After a few introductory rows with more confidence gained, it becomes fun hitting the wakes in the jon boat which bobs around like a cork.

I have an 11' Lund aluminum jon boat, and a 15' Sea Nymph aluminum canoe with an A-row-bic slide seat row rig with out extended oar locks, and both boats row very good. The canoe goes further and faster than the jon boat.

Relatively low priced; both boats cost about $400 each.....not including the oars.......from Craigslist.

For oars, I use the longest, light weight wood oars, that will fit, almost 7' long.....with pinned oar locks.

By not having a motor, gas or electric, the boat does not need annual state registration, or separate insurance, plus you get the exercise fun from rowing.

A-row-bic slide seat row rigs from the 1980's work good, were low priced, and are now impossible to find.

To get new paint to really stick to an aluminum boat with old, worn out paint, for a new owner, boat re-do, what works really good is the Rustoleum spray, self-etching primer for aluminum or stainless, dark gray, about $5.50/spray can, sold at Lowe's or Wal-Mart automobile body repair dept. This stuff is oil based, durable, and really sticks to aluminum good, and works with a top coat of latex or oil, spray or brush, any color. Rustoleum makes farm equipment paint in about six different colors like Allis Chalmer's orange, International Harvester red, Ford blue, John Deere green, John Deere yellow, and Caterpillar yellow made in quarts and spray cans, sold by Service Star Hdwe in Lakeport and it is very durable and costs about $12/qt which is a steal of a deal for oil paint as good as it is.