My first boat was a 12 ft Harbercraft . Did the same thing, back of the truck with a 9.9 Found at the end of the day ,it was not to much fun to load up back in the truck . Now those new 4 strokes are over a 100 lbs. .
I ended up building my own trailer . that made it better.
I came to the conclusion , 12 ft are not the way to go ,as they are not stable .
Only the first 4 ft from the engine is stable,if you get a passenger in the middle seat ,he has to sit right in the middle . Any light rough water is not safe .
I have been in a few 14ft boats and that was a big difference .
Normally if you travel out side the city to buy one you can get a used one for under $2000. with a trailer and 15 hp engine. buddy bought his for 1500 . life jackets and ever thing.
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