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| Used aluminum boat?? (Help) |
Question:
I am looking to buy a used 11' to 14' aluminum fishing boat and motor with trailer.
What should I be looking for as far as is the aluminum it self is in good shape or not and will the seems leak? Any brands better than others?
Also anything I should watch out for about the boat or motor?
Answer:
Go 14-16 ft instead of 11. 11 feet is just too small. The difference in
weight is not much and the extra room is worth it.
All riveted aluminum boats do, or will, leak. It's just a matter of time.
The only exceptions I have come across are boats that are:
1. New
2. Have had all the seams completely sealed
3. Hardly ever used, or babied beyond practicality
Or maybe my friends and I are just too hard on our fishing boats?
Welded aluminum is better but very expensive.
Make certain you try it out. Make them take you fishing! Look for bashes and scrapes along the bottom. Aluminum boats tend to get hung up on rocks instead of glancing off like glass or wood boats. This can deform the seams even cause holes in the aluminum.
The newer little evenrudes are amazing motors. Get one if you can.
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