Re: Fiberglass VS Aluminum hull
ok....im in.
tinny owners are not real boat owners because they have never had to grind glass in there shorts and tee shirts
it all comes down to what you are using the boat for.....and how you use it. if you are running shallow river rapids at 50 mph.....a tinny jet is the way to go. a glass boat does not like that kind of stuff.
the company i work with bought a tinny....a 22 foot thunder jet.. they asked me to repair it.....(insurance claim)
the p.o had some sort of plastic screwed to the hull.....like star board (or cutting board material....it was there to soften the ride....quieten the boat and add stregnth to the hull if going over rocks.
when they welded this stuff on.....they never sealed the holes properly and it leaked....the p.o finally got tired of the two bilge pumps going all the time and ran it up on the rocks at 50 mph....the insurance paid out.
the craft was badily damaged just forward of the motor cage......i took it to the welders and used a 20 ton press to straighten the hull. i then gutted it and had all the holes welded....then ran an epoxy/galss over the inner hull to prevent any more leaks. put it back togeather (with other minor fixes) and sold it for 40k.
i got to test the boat for several hours....calm to 2 foot chop.
the tinny was way rougher riding in chop than a glass boat.......(thats why they have huge air ride seats in them. the kind that are worth 2 grand a pop)
it was also wayyy louder.....the shop owner had me spend several hours to sound proof the boat.
the boat drove like a sprint car....always sliding in tight turns...never positive control.....but that's a jet.
however....when you were in the boat.......you know it was built to take carp! very strong.
the glass boats just float over chop....very forgiving......and always positive control over the boat......they really bite in tight turns.
they are much quieter.....and if you want to modify and sound proof.....you can make a glass boat so you cant hear the motor.
a glass boat is a much more luxurious boat. smooth...clean....shiny.
so.....in short.......its what you want in a boat......how you use them.....and where you use them that makes the difference between a tinny and glass boat.
but.....chicks dig glass boats
