Ya gota love it!  Good ole southern engineering!
2 sheets of builders foam board.........$12
8 bungee cords......                            $4
1 lawn chair...........                            $7
4 used scrap boards.......                    free
1 pawn shop trolling motor...............  $ 25
battery from your car.........                free
 
the experience      ............                   priceless
 
                everyone can own a watercraft!