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Now THAT will tote the mail..............

Was a passenger in one that had a 300 ProMax. 102 mph on the Garmin GPS....

A lot of those Gheenoes out there at really affordable prices.

If it was their little 13 footer with an older 7 hp rude on it, I've seen them on CL for 900 to 1200.00 even with a trailer.

I have a question for the kayak fishing guys. How does a kayak like this handle rapids? The river I fish on has quite a few rocky areas with rapids. Do these kayaks get hung up on rocks and want to tip over? They all seem to have what I call tri hulls that would seem to snag up in the rapids.

Makes perfect sense if you're a tournament guy fishing under high pressure time limits and attempting to cover all the water you can within allowed time frames.
Otherwise, why?

Picked up a new walleye/salmon boat. Tiara 2700 Open


She works....couple 20# kings for the smoker and a 'ho for the grill

Had one of those and a square sterned 19 foot Gruman. Spent many hours up in Manitoba and Ontario fishing andthe boundary waters

Great versatile boats for hunting and fishing

You gotta be on your toes when it comes to fast water and rocks, the configuration of the hulls are designed for optimum tracking, get a little off center in the rapids and you are gonna spin sideways and get pushed over. White water yaks are designed completely different.

Been there, done that, lots....

now that looks like fun

Nice boat, you got talent. I wouldn't know where to start.

Did you sell the other "Drafts"?

This was fun...

Very nice set up there!!

Read up on them they have a Patented hull , Harley Gheen invented them just up the road from you - Harley is a rocket scientist at NASA .
With a family you'd likely want an LT25 that a 16' boat rated for 25 hp , but many will tell you they can handle far bigger engines . Seen 50 hp motors on that model although a 7 hp will push the LT25 fine .
A guy tested his LT25 - 16' with a 2.5hp & 6hp yamahas - I have both those motors - his longer boat went faster bya couple of MPH than my 13' due too the added length . My boat 120lbs. his boat 220lbs.
There's also a Gheenoe forum , and many big get-togethers in your area of operations .
Some great deals on the for sale sub forum .
Some guys were [or did] plan on taking Noe's to the Bahamas - very seaworthy - but that souded a bit much to me.
I've had mine several miles out in the gulf .
Been going along in the bay standing up when a huge 50' yacht passes they all stare and expect me to hunker down , I don't even take the waves head on - just ride right over them with nary a thought .
As I said earlier - I can sit on the side rub-rail lift feet/legs out of water it won't turn over - I could probably rock it hard enough to get water inside a few times then sink it .
Bought new 2010 $1325 , trailer used $240 .. I'd never sell mine .

Yikes!! I portage when I can.

Kid I fish with has one with a 9.9 Tohatsu, we use it on occasion, great little boat!

I see all sizes out there, some with the bigger OB's going a lot faster than anyone would ever believe.

Yep some good deals cheap way to fish/hunt enjoy being on the water .

Gheenoes and building them is like the custom rifle subforum here - build - stare at it - talk about it - test it - sell it - start another build .

We lined around the tough stuff on that run.
That was Birch Creek, about 75 miles before it dumps into the Yukon river in NE AK just south of the Arctic Circle.
From where we'd put it, it was 125 miles to the nearest place to take out, no choice but to run what it threw at ya.

Geeezzz!! How far did you have to float with that load? The most cargo I ever floated was two Mallards and 5 Red squirrels.

My Bud floated his kayak and towed mine, and I walked out with some of my cargo.