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Years ago when we used to duck and goose hunt we had an 18' Jon boat with a 120hp Evinrude motor on it. We built a wooden box for the gas tank and used styrofoam for the inner liner. Our boat was very heavy due to all the drop doors we had on it and the camoflague, heat, stove and room for 3. Yes it was a little tight but so much better than what we used for years. Our stove ran off of propane. Hunting marshes can be frustrating because of the reeds and weeds that grow in the marsh areas. Our stove also ran off a propane tank. Our biggest problem was clogging up the motor intake with mud and vegetation. Our boat was a full 5' wide so it was a good sized boat. We never used a steering wheel or any cables and just ran the boat with the motor shaft. The transom should be fine as they tend to rate them lighter than what they will take however you can re-inforce the transom should you desire, which we did. We did it with plywood. Good luck on your project.
Tommy
Hey Tommy wonder if this is your old boat? Lots of coincidences going on these days.
Ours is 5' in center too. We have all kinds of camping supplies including a 2 burner Coleman Stove with bottles of propane. We have 2 inch pressure treated plywood on transom and we added another and painted it.
Well we haven't made it to the water yet, but is funny.:thumbs up: