john boat..flat botton and very stable..you could carry
alot in it..canoes would be tricky for people who have
no experence around them..think about a mom with a baby
and bags trying to get in and out of a canoe--john boats
go as fast as you would want--with no tricky bends to the
hull they are easy to repair with sheet metal and pop
rivets--you can run the bow of a john boat up on a bank
and it will be stable--a canoe with its just it's bow up
on something tips very easy..you could carry a john boat
in the back of a pick-up if you needed too..
the guides in canoe country use them as "tow" boats--they get
a lot of wear and tear but keep going..