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RE: gheenoe who else has one

ucfsae81 — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:31:46 GMT

check out microskiff.com too

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eaglescout — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:07:38 GMT

[url=http://www.customgheenoe.com/][/url]

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eaglescout — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:02:23 GMT

check out custom gheenoe website

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kriscad — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:09:17 GMT

bedes

You will be fine... I am 250 6'4 and never had a problem with it... stand up in it and fish too.

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kriscad — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:21:06 GMT

[quote][b]bdebes (1/26/2007)[/b][hr]I'm interested in buying a Gheenoe boat.. Problem, determining which one is best suited for me.. I'm 200 plus pounds, drive a Tahoe and love to fish skinny water.. Like the idea of roof top hauling on the 15'4", but curious about the difference in stability of the 15'6".. Plan to use an 8 hp engine, speed is not a consideration, rather stability first, workable layout second... Also like opinions on must have options.. I'm trying to find the closest dealer, with a blue hull, best price short of driving to the factory.. I live in Houston, so nothing is real close.. MS dealer only has camo.. Help..[/quote]

im 6'4" 250 and my buddy who goes with me is 6'3 300 - and we do fine in the 15'4 - drive a yukon with it - new pics:

[URL=http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2479948260071737946etlmTh][IMG]http://thumb6.webshots.net/t/53/753/9/48/26/2479948260071737946etlmTh_th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

changed the color to black to match my suv... did it with vinyl.

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kriscad — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:17:11 GMT

[quote][b]eaglescout (12/15/2006)[/b][hr]Nice geenu what size trolling motor do you use mine is a 40# riptide saltwater as we have a lot of brackish creeks here[/quote]

#55 lb thrust on it - works great unless they are generating lol the other day - MLK day, we decided to go fishing and they turned on the dam to generate at 2 pm during the day which they never do... we ended up trying to go back up the river at 3600-3800 cfm's and couldnt make it - we had to walk it along side the steep banks and finally made it back. We could of just gone down stream to another take out, but decided to walk the boat up the river.

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kriscad — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:14:30 GMT

[quote][b]SilentQuest (12/19/2006)[/b][hr]Can I ask a question of you Gheenoe owners? I am really thinking of getting on of these things. I am an avid kayak fisherman up here in Stuart and I believe that in most situations the kayak is better for the inshore fishing I do than any other boat. That being said, I can't take my wife and daughter in it, I can't fish the tarpon in the north fork and there are some other places I would like to fish where kayak access is a long paddle away. I'm thinking a flats boat will be overkill for what I want and very expensive. Will the Gheenoe do all the things I listed? What will I miss between a Gheeno and a flats boat like a Ranger Phantom or Ghost?

I'm serious because on the surface I can't think of anything except cost, gas, maintenance, etc.

Thanks.[/quote]

let me say this...

I can take my wife and lil girl in it - with no problems.

I see kayaks all the time on the river... me personally I like to stand up from time to time or move my legs around... sometimes sticking them out in the water to cool off! lol

RE: gheenoe who else has one

bdebes — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:39:57 GMT

I'm interested in buying a Gheenoe boat.. Problem, determining which one is best suited for me.. I'm 200 plus pounds, drive a Tahoe and love to fish skinny water.. Like the idea of roof top hauling on the 15'4", but curious about the difference in stability of the 15'6".. Plan to use an 8 hp engine, speed is not a consideration, rather stability first, workable layout second... Also like opinions on must have options.. I'm trying to find the closest dealer, with a blue hull, best price short of driving to the factory.. I live in Houston, so nothing is real close.. MS dealer only has camo.. Help..

RE: gheenoe who else has one

SilentQuest — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 07:35:17 GMT

thanks for the reply. I would like to hear from other owners as well. I was on the custom gheenoe site and saw some pretty cool layouts. So you think it would be stable enough to take my 9 year old on or my wife? We do get some pretty large boat wakes in the indian river here when the cruisers go by.

I don't see myself taking this thing out in the ocean.

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eaglescout — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 06:49:54 GMT

silentquest: I can tell you I have owned my gheenoe for about 15 years. I used to roam the grass flats of tampa bay around the alafia river and liked the fact you could paddle or pole just about anywhere. The craft is stable enough to stand up in and thats a plus when your out on the water for a long time. Since I have moved to South Carolina I have moved to the lakes and cooper river area. I know use a 40# thrust trolling motor which allows me to get around pretty good. I have gotten hit by some pretty good waves by some bigger boaters and have done fine. The geenoe only needs about 4-5 inches of water. I would probably hesitate to take it out in the ocean but would feel safe in all inshore situations. I would like to add a small gas kicker but I will say my wife and myself like the quiet trolling motor for cruising around looking for wildlife.

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SilentQuest — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:48:56 GMT

Can I ask a question of you Gheenoe owners? I am really thinking of getting on of these things. I am an avid kayak fisherman up here in Stuart and I believe that in most situations the kayak is better for the inshore fishing I do than any other boat. That being said, I can't take my wife and daughter in it, I can't fish the tarpon in the north fork and there are some other places I would like to fish where kayak access is a long paddle away. I'm thinking a flats boat will be overkill for what I want and very expensive. Will the Gheenoe do all the things I listed? What will I miss between a Gheeno and a flats boat like a Ranger Phantom or Ghost?

I'm serious because on the surface I can't think of anything except cost, gas, maintenance, etc.

Thanks.

RE: gheenoe who else has one

eaglescout — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:01:38 GMT

Nice geenu what size trolling motor do you use mine is a 40# riptide saltwater as we have a lot of brackish creeks here

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kriscad — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:36:37 GMT

here u go

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RE: gheenoe who else has one

kriscad — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 08:17:57 GMT

nice pics eagle!

Soon as this storm passes, I will try to take some photos too!

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eaglescout — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 05:53:52 GMT

how about some pictures of your boat or trips. I used to live in Tampa and loved poling my gheenoe around the flats. now that I live in south carolina pretty well use the trolling motor which pushes it along pretty good. We usually go up to wadboo creek which is brackish still trying to figure out the best way to fish it heres some pictures for your enjoymant

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SURFnFISH15 — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:00:31 GMT

hey that is a nice gheenoe...i have one and i got a short shaft trolling motor on the back of mine...these boats are so nice!

gheenoe who else has one

eaglescout — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:28:33 GMT

anybody else out there got a gheenoe how do you like it you can paddle pole or push one of these babys. However due to my advanced age I got a trolling motor on the back lol