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Jon Boat on the Upper Potomac River
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<blockquote data-quote="BigTerp" data-source="post: 310092" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>I run the Potomac a little further up river than you in Washington County. The river up this way is shallow and rocky. Probably pretty similar to down your way. A riveted jon boat is no issue. If you bust a rivet it's as simple as just replacing it. An all welded jon would probably be a bit more resilent, but not enough for me to worry about it. I've used homemade prop guards on motors up to 9.9 hp and they work well on this part of the river. The Macs river runner is nice and should work well. The nice thing about a prop guard is you can let the motor "bounce" off the rocks in shallower areas without having to throttle all the way down. </p><p></p><p>Now with all that being said, I'm currently working on adding a 50/35 Johnson jet to my boat. Jets work MUCH better in this part of the potomac. But a prop can certainly get you to where you need to go, most of the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTerp, post: 310092, member: 9169"] I run the Potomac a little further up river than you in Washington County. The river up this way is shallow and rocky. Probably pretty similar to down your way. A riveted jon boat is no issue. If you bust a rivet it's as simple as just replacing it. An all welded jon would probably be a bit more resilent, but not enough for me to worry about it. I've used homemade prop guards on motors up to 9.9 hp and they work well on this part of the river. The Macs river runner is nice and should work well. The nice thing about a prop guard is you can let the motor "bounce" off the rocks in shallower areas without having to throttle all the way down. Now with all that being said, I'm currently working on adding a 50/35 Johnson jet to my boat. Jets work MUCH better in this part of the potomac. But a prop can certainly get you to where you need to go, most of the time. [/QUOTE]
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