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The old "Aluminum vs Fiberglass" debate
Posted on 7/4/13 at 7:12 pm
Posted on 7/4/13 at 7:12 pm
I have to get a boat soon. Tired of mooching and I want my own. I would like somewhere between an 18'-20' CC. I like fishing Big Lake, Vermilion Bay, Henderson, Lake Larto and Toledo Bend. Don't have room in the garage for anything bigger than a 20'. I like the Xpress Bay Boats, Nautic Star, Key West and Frontier. Looking for input.
This post was edited on 7/4/13 at 7:17 pm
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Posted on 7/4/13 at 7:14 pm to LSUlefty
21 foot aluminum xpress here.
like that you never have to give a shite about bumping into shite. that and it's light
like that you never have to give a shite about bumping into shite. that and it's light
Posted on 7/4/13 at 7:19 pm to LSUlefty
20 Twin Vee Fiberglass
Like that it has 2 70hp motors. Has a soft ride. Draft 10" of water and on good days i can fish for trout and snapper out of venice.
Like that it has 2 70hp motors. Has a soft ride. Draft 10" of water and on good days i can fish for trout and snapper out of venice.
Posted on 7/4/13 at 7:50 pm to LSUlefty
quote:I have an 18 ft express and love it but, based on wehre you like to fish I thought I might suggest YOU get a fiberglass...THEN I saw Toledo Bend.
I like fishing Big Lake, Vermilion Bay, Henderson, Lake Larto and Toledo Bend.
Posted on 7/4/13 at 7:53 pm to LSUlefty
in most cases alum boat is easier and cheaper to repair
Posted on 7/4/13 at 8:10 pm to LSUlefty
1860 Alumacraft with 115Hp Optimax
Sold my old bay boat because the upkeep was a stone bitch, plus if I straight the Alumacraft NBD.
When I get home I run some water over it wash the motor and call it a day.
Sold my old bay boat because the upkeep was a stone bitch, plus if I straight the Alumacraft NBD.
When I get home I run some water over it wash the motor and call it a day.
Posted on 7/4/13 at 8:22 pm to LSUlefty
On the flip side, what do most fiberglass boats do that aluminum ones don't?
Posted on 7/4/13 at 9:20 pm to LSUlefty
I know of a skeeter fiberglass boat n motor, both 1990 models that run and perform perfectly. It's kept in a garage at all times.
So glass can indeed last, but it's gotta stay out of the sun.
Aluminum will not degrade in the sun like glass will.
I have an aluminum and I prefer it over glass for its longevity And it's durability.
So glass can indeed last, but it's gotta stay out of the sun.
Aluminum will not degrade in the sun like glass will.
I have an aluminum and I prefer it over glass for its longevity And it's durability.
This post was edited on 7/4/13 at 9:21 pm
Posted on 7/4/13 at 9:40 pm to LSUlefty
I got a 19' aluminum CC bay boat custom made 6 years ago. I love it,should be my my last boat after owning 12 . 115 Yamaha ,rhino lining, big front and back decks,high sides. happy happy. I can run to the islands easily on the decent weather days and chase reds in 8" of water. I bass fish everywhere I choose to with no problems include in TB and those damn stumps.
Posted on 7/5/13 at 1:41 pm to LSUlefty
With the brands you named I would go with frontier. It's a joke saying an aluminum fishing boat would be better than fiberglass.
Posted on 7/5/13 at 7:16 pm to LSUlefty
I mostly fished out of fiberglass. Even at toledo. We have only ripped 2 hulls. Both on metal that was hammered into a stump (fricken moorons). It is the motors that catch hell not the hull. I am thinking of a big aluminum and might go down by morgan city and check out a custom built one.
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