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Did some searching and didn't find anything on this specific type of boat. If it's been discussed, I apologize for not diving into search deep enough.
I think a Jon boat would make for a versatile form of lake, river, and coastal transportation. They could have both a trolling motor for when you need to be quiet/sneaky, and a standard motor for when you need to GTFO. Some Jon boats have one motor or the other, perhaps it can be made so you can pull a motor off from one Jon boat and put it on another so it has both types of motors. Or, perhaps players could make their own trolling motors, say out of drills and metal fan blades or whatever creativity sparks. I suppose they could even be rowed.
Standard motor equipped:
Trolling motor equipped:
Dual motor configuration (standard motor on aft, trolling motor on bow):
Pros - Cons of Jon boats:
Thoughts?
I think a Jon boat would make for a versatile form of lake, river, and coastal transportation. They could have both a trolling motor for when you need to be quiet/sneaky, and a standard motor for when you need to GTFO. Some Jon boats have one motor or the other, perhaps it can be made so you can pull a motor off from one Jon boat and put it on another so it has both types of motors. Or, perhaps players could make their own trolling motors, say out of drills and metal fan blades or whatever creativity sparks. I suppose they could even be rowed.
Standard motor equipped:

Trolling motor equipped:

Dual motor configuration (standard motor on aft, trolling motor on bow):

Pros - Cons of Jon boats:
- Pro: Low water profile, able to travel in very shallow waters.
- Con: None?
- Pro: Small size, able to fit through narrow streams and make relatively sharp turns.
- Con: overall low carrying capacity, 2-3 people max.
- Pro: Twin motor configuration (standard motor & trolling motor).
- Con: Not all Jon boats have this (some have one, some have the other), more difficult to find.
- Pro: Quiet operation when outfitted with a trolling motor.
- Con: Very slow movement speed when trolling motor is used.
- Pro: Relatively fast travel speed with standard motor.
- Con: Significantly louder when in operation.
- Pro: No motor? No problem! Fashion a pair of ores and row yourself down the stream.
- Con: Extremely slow movement speed & slightly louder than trolling motors.
- Pro: Great option for fishing!
- Con: You get dehydrated because of excessive beer consumption...
- Con: You get dehydrated because of excessive beer consumption...
Thoughts?
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