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Tell about your boat and what is a normal load for you on a hunting trip.

1974 Duracraft, 42" bottom, 15 ft., 25 Evinrude, 1 battery, 6 gallon tank, plywood floor with 1" foam underneath, 2 bags dekes, 2 shell bags, have to haves in dry storage box, 20 Qt. cooler, two grown folks, about 420 lbs., sometimes dog 75 lbs. 2lb. fire extinguisher. Safe conservative estimate 700lbs.

1546DB, 25hp Yamaha 3cyl., 6 gal. gas ice chest, 80# lab, 200# partner, avery blind, 2 dozen dekes, guns, shells, waders, cooker, dog platform, spare gun, life jackets, etc., about 800 lbs....

No kidding-coleman ram-x 15ft canoe,me 300lbs,75 pound blacklab(Jewel),paddle,two dozen decoys,drybox,flotation seat cushion,shotgun. And usually three gallons of water at the end of the day. Man It's a good thing we never shoot any ducks,that dang thing might sink! [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

16ft with 25horse merc. 2bags of decoys 1bag of 2dz shells 200lb partner 90 pound lab(goose) avery blind 2 cookers shotguns shells waders 2 chairs mallard machine 2 robo ducks cooler(eggs sausage cokes @ham) trolling motor life jackets cushions spotlights various tools hell it takes 30 min. to load the boat

1542 weld bilt w/ 23 hp mud buddy, plywood floor, portable blind, camo netting, 6 gallons of fuel, battery, approx 60 dekes (which is real variable dependin on what size pond I am hunting, anywhere from 6-60 dekes), 2 people, a tiny cooler, two shell buckets, dog, and required boat equipment. I donno, about 750-800 lbs.?

1754 war eagle mossy oak break up camo. usually 2 partners, 2 to 4 bags of dekes, sometimes a dog 75 lbs (dutch). merc 90. no blind...none necessary.