Question for The Last CoCo, or anyone else familiar with Old Town/ Gheenoe boats

I duck hunt out of a 15 foot gheenoe with a 7hp stump jumper long tail. Very stable boat. The motor only weighs like 60 pounds. Can push three 200+ pound guys and all hunting gear. Not very fast though.

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you have an old town discovery sport ss150 right?

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Yessir - technically mine is an Old Town Predator SS150 but that model was renamed the Discovery Sport 15 sometime in the past couple of years.

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Is that pretty stable to stand up and cast in?

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For 1 man, it's plenty stable to stand and fish. Two guys with good balance could also stand and fish.

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Also looking at Gheenoe's as well.

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Fantastic boats. More stable than the Old Towns you're looking at, but also much more difficult to paddle if that's something you think you might ever need to do. Today I was in a small river that was too shallow for my outboard, but in places could be paddled. Just a thought.

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If there's a similar alternative out there not mentioned here please let me know.

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River Hawk Boats make some boats very similar to Gheenoes from the research I did. There's a handful of other manufacturers making boats like that too.
ETA: Square Stern Canoes - check out this link. It has lots of these types of boats.

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Basically I want it to be able to accomodate a small outboard, fit in the back of my truck (I have a bed extender), and be stable enough to stand in.

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I load my canoe into my Ranger, with no bed extender, and put the little 2.5hp motor I have just laying in the bottom of the canoe for travel. It's a handful for one man (Canoe is 118#) but I do it. For 2 guys it's a piece of cake. I have stood and fished in it in very shallow water as well as open water with waves - very stable.

ETA: With 2 men and gear, the "Rouganoe" runs 7-8mph with my 2.5hp Merc and needs about 1' of water. If I had a way to jack up the motor or use a shorter shaft, I could run it in about 8" of water or less.