Thanks for your reply. I thought I'd pass along a picture I made from my boat of a commercial fisherman on the Ohio River. He has the same boat as I do, but he's made some significant modifications - something one can do with aluminum. For instance he raised the sides and back of the boat to protect from towboat waves. He built an enclosure for a small block Chevy engine. I'm not sure if you can make it out, but both those guys are smiling. Heh.
At any rate, this is some of the inspiration for the work that we do on the Avion. This jon boat is as tough as its possible to be.
