I've been running a Copperhead SD on a 15'6 Gheenoe Classic for about 4 years now, and for the last season or two I've been bouncing around the idea of either:
-Gutting my current boat, opening up the layout, and dropping in a false floor/reinforcing the hull
-Selling my hull (likely be an easy task), and going with something different
I frequent a few places with HP restrictions, and the 13 on my hull performs as well, if not better, than any other rigs hunting the same areas. As long as I have soft bottom I can run in spit, I average around 20-21 by myself, 18-19 with another hunter and gear, and the boat is extremely stable. The hull itself weighs around 250 and has a low profile, making it easy to hide. It's usually just me and another hunter, but I occasionally hunt 3 to the boat, and while cramped, is do-able.

Now my predicament: my boat has a 3 bench layout...which I hate. It really doesn't hinder the functionality of the boat, but it causes clutter, and I'm constantly having to step over the front and center bench, particularly when I hunt alone. If I opt to keep my hull, the plan is to gut it, reinforce the floor, add a false floor and recessed seat pedestals, and a removable gun box. The boat is fiberglass, so this is all work I can do myself. If I were to take another route, is there another (aluminum) hull that would provide me with similar or better performance...speed, draft, stability, room?

Get a small custom hull built


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I built a 1242 with a small deck and small seat. I ran a 12hp home built rig on it and would hold 22-23 with 2 people and guns. It does well and is plenty big for 2 people.


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Call Cory at cottonmouth customs. He will build a badass hull for that 13. His hulls perform very well when matched up with CH motors

If like to see that gheenoe I've got a 13' low side I been wanting to hang a small copperhead for a little while now

Ricerunner, this is that gheenoe: