I would like a pedal boat for my pond. It seems to be a good fit for an acre pond. Anyone have any negatives to say about a pedal boat? Tractor supply has a decent looking model for 450. Any recommendations or models to stay away from would be appreciated.

Personally I'd rather go with a small jon boat and an electric trolling motor or a set of oars. Much more versatile.

JK we have one, but I forget the brand. The only issue has been breaking off the plastic keel. I would make sure that if you get one and move it from pond to shore that it's on it's side or elevated some way. Anything that hangs below the pontoons is subject to damage.

We do use our tin boat a lot more, but it is a fun boat.

What is it going to be used for?...

Exercise or just a pleasure ride?.. Working in or around pond?.. Fishing?..

Hi Johnking I have one that i bought from tractor supply.only thing i can say is to make sure you sit in it befor you buy it the one i have unless you have short legs its not very user frendly on the knees.this one doesnt steer good either.funny thing was this morning was just looking at adds for trolling motors!

Use for pleasure, work and fish.

If you can find a reasonably priced used Weeres "water bike" with aluminum pontoons that would be the route I would go with.

We had a tree fall on ours over the winter. It probably only made about 10 voyages.

I bought this one last summer...




I stand 6'4"s tall and weigh 215 lbs...It is a sun dolphin 4 person with adjustable seats... I have had my wife and both boys in it with me and it was FULL... I really do enjoy it for just tooling around, but working out of it by myself can be a chore..

Never fished from it, but it does have rod holders...Fishing would have to be done from a seated position IMHO..

Examples of working out of it being a chore...Basically standing up in one is not going to happen easily or safely...Moving diffusers in cold water from a seated position without bringing them in the boat causes the inability of steering...You really have to pedal also to get through the water because of the drag...

It does work well for just tooling spraying algae or cleaning the edges of the pond of debris...


One other thing... In heavy rain it will sink below the seam and take on water internally which can make it fun to drag out by yourself to let drain...

The Paddle King boats look very similar from what I can see in your picture. We like ours.

http://www.paddleking.com/

They are for leisure and exercise. For a working boat like esshup says, there are better choices, but the one we have is plenty stable to walk around and fish off of. We will likely at some point pick up a small two person fishing boat to supplement our boating desires.