Then may I suggest you check out the inflatable fishing boats at
http://www.seaeagle.com/.

You can even get auto cig lighter air pumps to inflate em when you get to
the water. (deflate to put em in the trunk/back)

Check out the sea eagle 8 and 9's, they carry two people and lots of gear.

If you only have 1000LBS of towing available, almost anything on a trailer
is gonna weigh more than that.

A friend of mine carries one (deflated) in his RV so he can go fishing when
the mood strikes him.

"Budd Cochran" wrote in message

We had a 16 foot Grumman that I bought thru the aluminum recycler I
worked for back in the early 90's when we were Foster Parenting.

With the outriggers, made from stacked chunks of pink insulation
foam, it was impossible to swamp it, but it lacked room for our
fishing gear.

Budd
(who's beginning to believe there isn't a boat made that will work
for him.)

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
ink.net...
Sounds silly, but you may want to look into kayaks/canoes. Easy to
launch/rather lightweight, manual powered. I'm only mildly disabled,
so a regular canoe works for me, but my friend is much worse off and
has an outrigger canoe. Extremely stable/lightweight


"Budd Cochran" wrote in message

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Budd Cochran wrote:
OK, folks. I'm thinking of getting my first new boat and I need
some advice.

I'm thinking I need a light, trailerable boat ( my tow vehicle is
a 95 Chrysler LeBaron FWD) with about a 1000 pound capacity (I'm
physically handicapped and I figure a somewhat larger craft will
be more stable for entry and egress but I need it to be pretty
light in weight ( because the car has only a one ton tow
capacity) so I can load and launch it easily.

My physical limitations are from blood pressure and heart trouble,
diabetes and Post Polio Syndrome.

So, what styles / lengths / brands should I look at?? I once had a
used 12 foot aluminum Jon boat, but it was a bit narrow and quite
tender when approaching hull capacity. I borrowed my brother's old
aluminum 12 foot Sears rowboat once and lightly loaded it was fun,
but it was a bit heavy to cartop (this was before the health probs
hit.)

Oh, price is important too. I may go for a used boat / trailer if
I find a great deal. VBG

TIA

Budd




A 16' carolina Skiff....wide, stable, not too heavy. But one of
your considerations should be where you are planning to use the
boat.,

I like to fish at a nearby irrigation reservoir, Ken's Lake, near my
home in Moab, Utah. It varies from about 2 to 4 acres and a maximum
depth of about 80 ft. My eldest son says it's smaller than the
flight deck on his ship ( CVN 75, Harry S. Truman) while he was in
the Navy. It's also limited to sail, manual or electric propulsion.

Budd

Peter,

You need to come back from "Never-Never Land" and read the posts I've made
so far.

A) I have a "4 man" Coleman inflatable and It's my solo boat because I weigh
close to half the rated capacity.

B) A large Sea Eagle of a size to handle my family of four would be harder
than a rigid boat for me and the Missus to deflate, fold and stow. I'd still
need a trailer because the trunk on a 95 LeBaron is slightly bigger than a
box of Kleenex.

Your buddy, imho, would better off with a Porta-Bote. Myself, I'd need a
trailer to carry it and so on and so forth.

Budd

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
k.net...
Then may I suggest you check out the inflatable fishing boats at
http://www.seaeagle.com/.

You can even get auto cig lighter air pumps to inflate em when you get to
the water. (deflate to put em in the trunk/back)

Check out the sea eagle 8 and 9's, they carry two people and lots of gear.

If you only have 1000LBS of towing available, almost anything on a trailer
is gonna weigh more than that.

A friend of mine carries one (deflated) in his RV so he can go fishing
when
the mood strikes him.

"Budd Cochran" wrote in message

We had a 16 foot Grumman that I bought thru the aluminum recycler I
worked for back in the early 90's when we were Foster Parenting.

With the outriggers, made from stacked chunks of pink insulation
foam, it was impossible to swamp it, but it lacked room for our
fishing gear.

Budd
(who's beginning to believe there isn't a boat made that will work
for him.)

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
ink.net...
Sounds silly, but you may want to look into kayaks/canoes. Easy to
launch/rather lightweight, manual powered. I'm only mildly disabled,
so a regular canoe works for me, but my friend is much worse off and
has an outrigger canoe. Extremely stable/lightweight


"Budd Cochran" wrote in message

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
...
Budd Cochran wrote:
OK, folks. I'm thinking of getting my first new boat and I need
some advice.

I'm thinking I need a light, trailerable boat ( my tow vehicle is
a 95 Chrysler LeBaron FWD) with about a 1000 pound capacity (I'm
physically handicapped and I figure a somewhat larger craft will
be more stable for entry and egress but I need it to be pretty
light in weight ( because the car has only a one ton tow
capacity) so I can load and launch it easily.

My physical limitations are from blood pressure and heart trouble,
diabetes and Post Polio Syndrome.

So, what styles / lengths / brands should I look at?? I once had a
used 12 foot aluminum Jon boat, but it was a bit narrow and quite
tender when approaching hull capacity. I borrowed my brother's old
aluminum 12 foot Sears rowboat once and lightly loaded it was fun,
but it was a bit heavy to cartop (this was before the health probs
hit.)

Oh, price is important too. I may go for a used boat / trailer if
I find a great deal. VBG

TIA

Budd




A 16' carolina Skiff....wide, stable, not too heavy. But one of
your considerations should be where you are planning to use the
boat.,

I like to fish at a nearby irrigation reservoir, Ken's Lake, near my
home in Moab, Utah. It varies from about 2 to 4 acres and a maximum
depth of about 80 ft. My eldest son says it's smaller than the
flight deck on his ship ( CVN 75, Harry S. Truman) while he was in
the Navy. It's also limited to sail, manual or electric propulsion.

Budd