1760 F&F
F&F boats are built in Monticello Arkansas by Larry and Doug Flemister. Located just down the road from Sea-Ark and WarEagle, they hold their own niche by building to customers specs.

Every F&F I have seen has been laid out differently.
My boat all started with an idea. I wanted an all purpose boat I could use for duck hunting or fishing.  It had to be large enough to handle waves in the cold winter weather safely. It would have to have plenty of dry storage for gear, coats and guns. I wanted a dedicated place for a propane heater to warm a boat blind.

For fishing, I wanted a front casting deck with a removable seat mount. I wanted a rear deck with storage underneath. There had to be a place to mount a trolling motor. And I wanted a center console  for mounting controls and electronics.

I started with a tape layout on our shop floor. I measured it out to 17' long and made two outlines. One for the bottom width and on for the beam width at the top rail. I used this scale model to get an idea for sizing up the decks and gunbox. When I had it like I wanted it, I drew it up on paper and faxed it to Doug at F&F. He then gave me a price I was happy with. The boat was a go.
I drove to Monticello to check out their work and leave a deposit. Happy with the quality of the boats I seen being built in the shop, I left a deposit. The boats are built with ribs on 12" centers, and are heavy gauge and the entire hull is welded.
Crimps on the bottom and sides of the hull work harden the aluminum to give it strength. Ribs are welded in on 12" centers for strength.
A hull ready for the paint shop
Heavy bracing on the transom
Here are two different front decks. The deck in the middle picture has two storage boxes built in. Also the floor bracing can be seen. F&F builds the floor bracing up to a level surface. By doing this, the floor is flat and not dished in the center like the bottom of the boat. Also note that the sides of the boat are skinned as well to hide the ribs. The trolling motor plate can also be seen in the first picture on the left.
This was the first view I had of my boat. Fresh out of the paint shop and ready to load on my trailer.
A picture taken in Arkansas on the trip home.
The boat from front to back. With a 60 " floor.
The rod box is in the boat in this pic.
View from back to front showing the front deck. The trolling motor plate is also shown on the left front. Notice the rod box is removed in this pic.
I had some tie downs welded in that I fabricated. With a rope laced thru them, they provide a storage area for decoys and keep them from sliding to the back of the boat while trailering or bouncing across waves.
There is a shelf built into the gunbox that is sized to hold 8 boxes of shells, with just a little extra length  so you can easily pick out a box of shells.
Close up of welds
Front deck with Minn Kota Maxxum 55 motor
Decoy storage area. With tie downs
GPS navigating in the fog
Side crimps add strength
The mount for the propane bottle. A bracket I designed that holds the bottle securely, off the floor so it won't wear on the aluminum floor.
Rodbox with lid open. Right at 7 feet long. Was intendeed to be removed for duck season, but works to well for holding push poles, goose rags and such.
Fuel and battery storage
Gunbox is 60" long, about 16" wide and 15"-18" high. Also serves as a bench seat for hunting a boat blind.
The decoy storage on the left side of the console will hold about 90 decoys. The gunbox lid opens from the right side so the gunbox can be accessed while sitting on the rodbox as a seat, with no interference from the decoys.
F&F can be reached at 870-367-8311
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