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    Advice needed on 12'-14' jon boat purchase.

    Good point about aluminum being softer than steel. At the moment I have a full length rubber mat installed in the truck bed so metal to metal contact will be minimized. I'll probably make some foam pads for the wheel wells or possibly just go full bed liner at some point.
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    Advice needed on 12'-14' jon boat purchase.

    In my area there have not been any decent looking used ones for sale and they usually have no paperwork to go with them as far as registration goes. I live near the coast so there are plenty of saltwater oriented craft but not so much for ponds and small lakes.
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    Advice needed on 12'-14' jon boat purchase.

    Yeah the model numbers don't seem to match any specs I can locate. For instance the Lund 1240 measures a bit under 12 feet but no other listed data corresponds to the 40.
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    Advice needed on 12'-14' jon boat purchase.

    Prices are basically identical. Lund 1240 starts at $1700, Lowe 1240 starts at $1750, and Tracker 1236 starts at $1600--and the Tracker is the narrowest by 4 inches, 52" beam vs. 56" beam on the other two. Some other reviews pointed towards Lund as being better but you never know if it's just...
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    Advice needed on 12'-14' jon boat purchase.

    The models I am looking at all advertise overall width over 48" so I should be good there. 56" on some models.
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    Advice needed on 12'-14' jon boat purchase.

    Hello, I am new here, new to boating in general, and looking for some advice on a new jon boat purchase. I am only looking at the basic, bare bones 12-14 foot jon boats without a trailer. I want/need a boat that can be loaded either into the bed of a pickup truck or thrown up on a rack. I...
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