Re: Crestliner vs Lund
I have a 1980 21 Foot Crestliner that I bought new. I use boat 50 percest freshwater and 50 percent saltwater. I keep it on the trailer and covered when not in use. Boat came with a 20 year hull warranty. To this day does not leak a drop, have not replace any parts that came with the boat except the horn two year ago. On my boat all the screw and bolts are stainless steel but the nuts on the back side are galivanized and some have rusted. I do not like the current line of Crestliners as well as older ones but still fine boats. Mine is a closed bow runabout but also have two friends that have the open bow Fish and Ski models. Both of them love there boats also.<br />Thing to know about aluminum boats is they are lighter to trailer and lighter on the water so need less HP. Also since they are lighter have a tendency to go more over waves than thru, so can ride a little ruffer. My boat is good in seas up to 8 feet every 8 sec. Been out a few times in 9 feet every 7 sec but very ruff in my boat and had to slow way down. At this point stay in port if over 8 feet and do something else. Buying an aluminum boat I would look for two things, check the bottom for dents or bows. Also note how many rivets it has. I perfer all welled and no rivets because my other aluminum boat has lots of rivets and lots of leaks from loose rivets. If boat you alr looking at has dents or bows I would not buy it as it will affect the performance and also tell you how hard boat was run. If you are looking for a smooth ride in aluminum get one with a deeper V hull. I know nothing about Lund but will not be afraid to buy any Creastliner well cared for. I love my boat and check for larger ones every year. Later model Creastliner have had less storage for: Anchore, flare gun, life jackets, tools boxes, fishing poples, boat hooks, fenders, roapes, Gafs, sea anchore, ect.
