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Why not just get a driftboat?
i have a 12 foot zodiak, rated for 49 horse, has an 18 on it now. pro, portability, toss it on top of the rig (bronco 2) and no messing with a trailer. con, heavy for one person to do it, but can be done. pro, floats like a cork, con, tubes cut back on some space. pro, quick lil thing, con, inflatable keel doesn't beat a rigid keel, some drag in very choppy water. pro, softer ride in rough water, rubber has some give.
i love my zodiak, fact i picked up a smaller, 10 footer at a local marina for a song. the older ones are a rubber over cloth, the newer ones are pveover cloth or something called hayplon. patching them is easy, bout any shop has a patck kit, depending on model and brands, accesories are available, though jyst went with a fishfinder and rod holders.
I have my eye on a couple on craigslist. I am thinking of getting one without a motor for now. Good point about possible puncturing an air tube while floating. I am wondering.. are these boats the same as float tubes and pontoons ? where they have a air bladder inside a canvas ? This would help prevent puncture. Or are they just like cheap rubber rafts as they just blow up and nothing on the outside.