Here is a little more info about Scooter Boats
There is arguably no more specialized wade-fishing boat than the strange-looking but effective rig known as the “scooter.” Scooters were first built with fiberglass-coated plywood bottoms as flat as the Coastal Prairie. From there, they evolved into sophisticated, tunnel-hulled shallow-water wonders.
An ideal scooter is a 15-footer, and, like most boats intended for shallow-water use, it’s equipped with a hydraulic “jack plate” that raises and lowers the outboard engine, allowing the propeller to run efficiently in different depths. It’s fitted with a custom Tops-N-Towers poling platform, ideal for long-range viewing through polarized sunglasses when scouting the shores for tailing redfish and nervous bait.
Like all small scooters, it’s light — only 750 pounds — and as such can be trailered with a lightweight towing vehicle. While this craft is wide and stable, its primary drawback is the same as any boat with a scooter-style hull: It’s capable of handling rough water, but not comfortably.
On a glassy flat, however, it can plane three adult anglers over 6-inch-deep water like a waterborne glider. Because its deck is set low to the water, it’s ideal for the wading angler to step off and on.
Taken from http://www.tpwmagazine.com/archive/2004/aug/ed_5/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; which ran a good article on Boat Shopping.
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