Green Fiberglass White River Jon

[Jason R.]

I paid exactly 1550 for my 79' 16 ft Shawnee with a decent trailer and an '88 yamaha 9.9. Honestly I don't know if it was worth that much but the guy started out at 2000. I have already been offered 1700 for the boat and trailer (probably should have sold it!) All I did to mine was flipped it over, filled in some scrapes with fiberglass filler and slapped on a coat of paint (which is pealing off). I painted and sold the '88 yamaha because it had been used very hard and bought a very nice '88 Suzuki 9.9- actually made 50 bucks on the deal but I had to redo the cowling. I still have less than 2k into the rig (paint, fiberglass and registration) and I think I could get my money back out of it pretty easily. All in all I have had a lot of fun with my Shawnee and I've caught a ton of fish out of it. I'd recommend getting one if you're willing to put some work into it- I put a bunch of hours into mine.

[TheRustyHook]

Sonds like you got a pretty great deal Jason! One day I would love a cherried out supreme with a 50 Hp jet and all the bells and whistles. For right now though, I have my grandfathers 1965 9.9 Johnson which I have put more hours on then him, my father, or brothers ever had-- and anything I can strap it to. Looking forward to finding a boat and trailer for around 1,000-1,500ish. one pretty dang ugly would be pretty perfect for me ;-)

[Jason R.]

Sonds like you got a pretty great deal Jason! One day I would love a cherried out supreme with a 50 Hp jet and all the bells and whistles. For right now though, I have my grandfathers 1965 9.9 Johnson which I have put more hours on then him, my father, or brothers ever had-- and anything I can strap it to. Looking forward to finding a boat and trailer for around 1,000-1,500ish. one pretty dang ugly would be pretty perfect for me ;-)

Ya- I'll definitely be saving for a supreme some day. Right now this shawnee is getting me out there- though it isn't the most stable boat for two guys to stand up in- and I wish it could fish three. You can find an old river boat. I see them on Craigslist all the time- especially around northern AR. If you can find a decent trailer that is long enough or you could extend it- then you could buy one of those old rental boats- which are nice boats. Mine was a rental I believe back in the day and it is fine (needed work but fiberglass isn't that hard to fix).