The Louisiana Traveler, who was the originator of it? Was it Fred Parnell?

FFL in Arkansas across the street from Sea ark made the boat. I called for a coast guard tag after I sprayed a liner over mine. The owner of FFL boats said Fred took the boat and had a guy beef up the transom to up the HP.

A lot of people have them sitting on carports not being used.
My first was the 15ft nicknamed the battleship model with a 50 hp Mercury. The trailer I had was a sportsman galv trailer where you could pull the hitch pin and launch the trailer into the water from the side of the road.

Second one was a smaller 15ft with 25 hp tiller for duck hunting.

My cousin bought a 1995 17ft boat with a 75hp Mercury. He still uses his boat.

They stopped selling the boats in 1995 when Gulfway Marine bought them out.

My cousins boat

It was a great spillway or marsh boat for the money.
My cousin bought the one off the showroom where Fred Parnell had a livewell built in it and it was carpeted. He still runs that boat and will not sell it.

Another guy in my neighborhood has a 1995 17ft, roll on liner, and 70hp Evinrude. He has been on the fence about selling it. Last time I talked with him he said he would take $1,500 and it runs. I got some pictures of his when I looked at buying it.

He claims it does between 32 to 35 mph.

15ft was very popular and perfect bait for spillway along with Cajun specials.
I bought a lot of them back during BP oil spill from people not using them and fixed them up to resale to people wanting a cheap boat for the spillway.