Im getting a 18hp copperhead and am having a hard time figuring
Out the best boat for the motor. Trying to stay under 15 feet-

What are you gonna use the boat for the most. Big open water or tight narrow backwatters. Give us some info.

Im going to be hunting with the boat, big water
And some back waters.

Phowler has the 15/40 lite jon and 12,14, 15,16/36 prowler. The prowler is a super stable hull, flat bottom with a good rake for mud, vegitation and getting over a down tree. The jon gives you more room than the prowler sneek with the same charicteristics but you want to stay under 15'. I run a 14' prowler w/18 and couldnt be happier, they did thier homework on that hull.

Those are nice boats . I gota figure out how I can
Get one down to north Alabama.

Might want to look at one of Paul Dixon's warrior boats. Around 13' long, but 50" wide, and about 200-300#'s.





This is not a gheenoe. It has a solid 2 inch floor and can easily slide over stumps without having to worry about denting the bottom of the boat.

Not a reservoir boat, but would be a great fit for a Copperhead motor.

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Go devil duck skiff

Phowler's got connections down south. I think Paul has a dealer in South Carolina somewhere. Give him a call. He will figure out a way to get the boat to you.

^^^x2 those guys are great to work with and will accomodate any way possibe.

I have an 18 dixie on a 1446, perfect size for it. its big on it but doesn't lack any power. redneck airboats build some of nicest boats i've seen..

Looks like I'm going with the phowler 1540 lite Jon

Copperhead dealer in Covington, LA is a phowler dealer.

I found a rep on the phowler site - they are in west tennesee -
Should be here by this weekend !

Still waiting on the motor to get here - I went with the kohler18-
Cant wait!

Shoulda went fiberglass, that thing would fly

Not a bad idea but some of the shallows I hunt have a lot of junk and debris
That would probably murder a fiberglass hull-
This phowler is built like a panzer tank.

Thanks for your advice- this phowler will do.

Lets see a pic!

Phowler 1540 lite Jon

Thanks it's a heck of a boat - fiberglass is a awesome thing and it's tuff as hell
My grandfather had a 18 foot fiberglass lake skiff for years- but with phowlers warranty on the hulls - you can't beat it.

build a boat out of 1/8 aluminum and one out of 1/8 fiberglass. run some stumps and see which one last longer. fiberglass is also heavier.

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Well. Being fiberglass is stronger than aluminum and actually has a higher tensil strength than steel u made no point, and fiberglass isN t heavier, it's retards like u that don't know shit but make post that turns this place to shit

Stronger in some ways, not in others. You cannot possibly think it's easier to hole an aluminum hull than a fiberglass one. Fiberglass has no give and will not stand up to sharp impacts from underwater obstructions. Aluminum will dent and give and is much less likely to puncture.