This boat is amazing! I built it to work with and I started using it to clean out overgrown pond. This boat should be called a water dozer. I used it to cut out a trail thru the brush and logs and when I would get stuck I would just rock it back and forth over logs, brush and thick weeds. I would scoop out dense grass,water plants and sticks put in boat and it carried huge load. The best part was just using garden hose to clean it out and it is good as new. I checked bottom and NOT ONE SCRATCH! Uncle John you are a god! My hero!