Do you own an aluminum or fiberglass boat?

[NYGiants]

Was wondering if you had an aluminum or fiberglass boat and which do you prefer. i have a 14' aluminum

 

[twkjr 1250]

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presently own a fiberglass 23 ' dolphin cuddy , that is being restored . wish i had my 69 20' lonestar aluminum cuddy instead . lets see how i feel after the fiberglass work is done.

 

[Jeep Man]

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1955 aluminum 14' and 2008 pontoon 20'.

 

[Silvertip]

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Have owned wood, glass and aluminum. What works best is the decision of the owner and the intended purpose of the boat. If your boat must tolerate an occasional hit on a rock or stump you would probably select a tin boat. Dents can be pulled or pounded out. Glass must be repaired. If you like a sexy looking boat on which to display the other good looking things in your life you would likely prefer a glass boat. A wood boat is far qjuieter than either of the other two so if you really like the feel of a quality boat with a quiet ride and have an unlimited amount of time for maintenance, then a wood boat is for you. So you see, the answer is -- "It depends"

 

[oops!]

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are you kidding.......me own a tinny?....tinny owners are cheaters......(this includes starcraft owners)

you aren't really a boat owner till you have had to replace the wood stringers/ transom and foam in a glass boat.
you have to actually lay in the bare fiberglass hull grinding with short sleeves and pants to really appreceate boats.

ok guys....i fired the first shot......go for it....lol

 

[Bob_VT]

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are you kidding.......me own a tinny?....tinny owners are cheaters......(this includes starcraft owners)

you aren't really a boat owner till you have had to replace the wood stringers/ transom and foam in a glass boat.
you have to actually lay in the bare fiberglass hull grinding with short sleeves and pants to really appreceate boats.

ok guys....i fired the first shot......go for it....lol

Oh, I see a lump of coal in your Christmas stocking there buddy!!!

Your true colors are showing!!!!

 

[oops!]

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Oh, I see a lump of coal in your Christmas stocking there buddy!!!

Your true colors are showing!!!!

lol bob....thought id start some fun with this one....
did ya like the laying in a glass hull grinding crack....baaa haa

 

[proshadetree]

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I love my bondo boats, no dents and when it leaks it sinks. You dont have to paint them just polish till your arms fall off. Wait then you cant ski

 

[CheapboatKev]

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I had an old glass over wood cabin cruiser in California, how do I vote on that one?

I had a POS Inca glass boat, was very very heavy, oh, maybe that was the 800 lbs of rotten wet wood in the deck and transom! Sold it and went straight to tin!

I have 2 tin boats now, the 18 ft STARCRAFT and a 14 foot Lonestar...

The only ITCHING I did on my Starcraft restore was ITCHING to get on the water!

And Oops...you are just mad cause you can't weld fiberglass for an extended hull...lol...

 

[EJ42955]

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I love you guys' rhetoric.

I haven't owned my 16' Starcraft fiberglass long enough to make an input in the 'arguing' (j/k).

Heck, I don't even know what model mine is, yet.

EJ

 

[garyq]

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I own a 16 foot deepv springbok and I can,t say its the best Because I never had her in the water yet LOL just bought her Sat and I don,t have a name pick out,, but I live in canada soooo I wass thinking ! mybe GREAT WHITE boat is white ,van is white sounds good to me LOL

 

[Chincoteaguer]

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I have 3 Aluminum boats. Two are jon boats so they don't count. The third is a Starcraft that I kinda inherited from my brother ($2,500.00 7 years ago). I would never have considered an aluminum boat before owning this Starcraft and at first I did not even use it. It was a pleasure craft with dual consoles and fold down seats - not good for fishing. Now that I have gutted the carpet and put in new decks and a center console I really like the it. Several people have asked if I would sell the boat and I almost did but after this past season I'm going to keep it. She is dry, no rust, no rot, and lite enough for one person to trailer and launch.

 

[EJ42955]

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...Canada soooo I was thinking ! maybe GREAT WHITE boat is white ,van is white sounds good to me LOL

How 'bout "GreatWhiteEH"?

EJ

 

[metriccrescentwrench]

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you aren't really a boat owner till you have had to replace the wood stringers/ transom and foam in a glass boat.
you have to actually lay in the bare fiberglass hull grinding with short sleeves and pants to really appreceate boats.

Been there, done that. Only thing, I was stupid enough to do it twice.

I've got a smaller aluminum boat also - in the back of my mind I think I'm trying to figure out how I can incorporate some glass layups into it also.

 

[Woodnaut]

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...A wood boat is far quieter than either of the other two so if you really like the feel of a quality boat with a quiet ride and have an unlimited amount of time for maintenance, then a wood boat is for you. So you see, the answer is -- "It depends"

I've had one fiberglass boat, and I'm presently on my third wooden boat. I like the looks it gets and the talk it generates at the boat ramp, but I gotta tell you, I wish I could spring for about a 26' fiberglass, cuddy, twin OBs, hardtop... Wait a minute. Sorry, got carried away there boys.

 

[jspansel]

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1960 Valco 13' Aluminum.

After some of these resto threads and seein all the fiberglass work, wood work, etc... Kinda really glad I got aluminum

 

[metriccrescentwrench]

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after some of these resto threads and seein all the fiberglass work, wood work, etc... Kinda really glad i got aluminum :d

wimp.

 

[reelfishin]

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I've had wood, glass and aluminum. I mostly prefer aluminum for the weight savings. It takes less hp and their easier to launch and load. While I have an equal number of both glass and aluminum right now, I limit my glass boats to those that don't need a lot of work. I've done a a dozen or so transom jobs and a few stringer and deck replacements and strongly prefer bucking rivets and welding to itching all day.

 

[thefairlaneman]

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I have an aluminum boat because I dont have time to mess with grinding and fixing rotton wood and getting messy. I prefer to have the boat in the water.

 

[5150abf]

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Being an aluminum welder I obviously went with aluminum,even as fun and aromatic as glass is.

I river fish and am sure I would have sunk a glass boat by now where the aluminum just gets dinged.