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I'd pay 600.00 for a 12' Gregor in good shape with a good 15 hp engine. Heck, I'd pay that for the hull alone if it is in reasonable shape. The particular examples you're looking at may or may not be good. But I just paid close to $600.00 for a new-to-me 9.9 / 15 Evinrude 2 stroke for my...

Since you asked, I wouldn't pay more than $250 for a 21 year old Tohatsu 8hp when I can find a through-prop exhaust Johnson / Evinrude 9.9 or 15 for that or not much more and the "not much more" would be worth it to me because I'd rather have the older OMC product. But what I'd really rather...

Disadvantages: Bound to be heavier, more affected by wind, harder to get in and out of under certain situations, and could be harder to fish out of. Advantages: MIGHT be more "seaworthy......" Maybe. Freeboard DOES NOT automatically equate to increased safety -it does create the illusion of...

Well, I'd like to have one on my junk... Not for top speed, so much as bottom clearance. The less the motor hangs down, the shallower I can run. What I'd really like to have is a jet drive, but nobody makes one that will work on my little Valco U-12. So absent of that, I'd like a transom...

Are there any rocks in this river? If so, I don't think having a rubbery bottom on the boat is a slick idea, pun intended. On my fly fishing pram, I use epoxy with powdered grahite mixed in.... It slides over rocks without a tendency to suddenly swap ends. My pram is plywood, but I've done...

If it were my rig, I'd fix the 25 horse Evinrude, assuming it isn't beyond repair. T-C

I'd buy that for $3,100.00 That's a pretty neat looking little boat, and even though I am kind of an OMC guy, too, I also have a favorable impression of that series of Mercury motor that's attached to her. T-C

Nah..... Didn't take more than five or maybe ten minutes, tops.... Glad it helped! I'm definitely doing remote controls in my build. And I'm doing it with the "race boat" stuff I mentioned. The older I get, the less comfortable driving a tiller-steered boat becomes. T-C

YES!! I have had that checked by Coast Guard and State LEO's (Game Wardens, Lake Patrol, Sheriff's Deputies in Harbor Patrol Divisons, etc) in California, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Each time, I was told that if my "can" hadn't have been rated for the power I had hanging...

I am not familiar with the outboard in question. Is there a 20 horsepower version that uses the same powerhead and lower unit for which remote controls are available? If so, I would think that the remote controls ought not know the difference between being connected to the 20 horsepower or the...

I've got to admit that I felt kind of ignorant for asking the question that got this thread rolling. That stated, whoever said "Ignorance is bliss" is a liar. Edification is much better. Thanks to all for providing that! I've got a MUCH better understanding of how elevated decks can be a...

Ahhhhh..... I can see where: 1) having a farily low profile, minimal freeboard boat, and; 2) having said boat fitted with decks flush with or nearly flush with the gunnels would be kinda nice for that, now that I've done a little research on "flippin'" and "pitchin'." Thanks! T-C

On my little 12' Valco, standing on the rear seat does make it a bit easier to push-pole the thing on saltwater flats and I suppose I can probably see the fish better from that slightly elevated position v. standing on the boat's bottom. Actually, there's no doubt about that last bit, even...

I assumed as much, but what I don't fully understand is how. The only thing I can think of is being a little higher equals better visibility in the water - like when I take my boat down to Texas and push-pole from standing on the rear thwart when looking for red drum and "specks." I know...

Thanks to Mr. Simon for the contribution above! I hadn't considered foot-controlled trolling motor operation while fishing. It does work well for me as is, but I can see room for improvement with storage. My tackle is pretty minimal - I usually only bring one rigged fly rod and everything...

There are a bunch of really nice modded tinnies on this site. Most seem to involve the addition of elevated decks. From an angling perspective, what is the advantage to having raised decks in a smallish 12 to 14 foot tin boat? I'm kind of a multi-species guy, but I've been focused on fly...

There are indeed..... I am a fly fisher, primarily. One of the reasons that I like my little Valco U-12 is that it is a simple hull without a lot of stuff to snag fly lines on, get in the way of casting, etc.... I felt the same way about the 13' Boston Whaler I had some 25 years ago. It had...

I own a 1974 Valco U-12 -a riveted, 12'4" semi-vee utility hull rated for 20 horsepower with a 735 pound total capcity. I knew the original owner and fished out of this boat with him when I was a boy. My dad bought it from him, and I acquired it from my dad. I know the history of this hull...

You should be fine as long as you are within the total capacity range and aren't trying to hang all that capacity off the bow or transom. T-C

I have a 12' Valco similar to the boat in your photo. My boat is a 1974 model and my parents paid about $500.00 for it and a sweetheart of a Johnson 6hp of about the same vintage, back in 1996. They paid another $200.00 for a trailer intended for a 16' Tahiti low profile bubbledeck speed boat...