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I've been looking around for a small, 12-16' fishing boat to use for camping far up north. I've heard fiberglass breaks easily if we accidentally hit rocks or ground it onto a beach. Do they? Or should I shell out more for an aluminium boat? I'm trying to minimize maintenance as well so I can enjoy more time on the water.

2007-06-23 04:09:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation Boats & Boating

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Aluminum, aluminum, aluminum. What more can I say.
1) It's easier to patch IF you get a hole.
2) It will bend before it breaks.
3) It's so much lighter weight.
4) You can beach it many times over without worrying about wearing a hole in it.
5) Almost all the newer aluminum hulls are welded, not riveted, so you don't have to worry about them working loose in 25 years.
6) Just plain stronger and can hold more weight.

2007-06-23 07:30:39 · answer #1 · answered by John 4 · 2 1

Go with the aluminum, my father in-law fishes out of a 12' that was made in 1943, while fiberglass will eventually weaken. I've got an aluminum boat and bounce it off stumps and rocks all the time, meanwhile my friends with fiberglass boats are afraid to follow. Good luck.

2007-06-23 04:29:38 · answer #2 · answered by mad_mav70 6 · 1 1

Fiberglass is much heavier than aluminium. A 12' aluminium boat can slide in the back of your pick up or carry on top of a camper/canopy with ease.

Enjoy. . .

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2007-06-23 04:15:48 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. T 7 · 1 0

If you pucture a fiberglass boat you can rest assured that you would have caused more damage to an aluminum boat than to the fiberglass. Fiberglass is easier to repair and can be done yourself. Fiberglass is heavier and in my opinion that is the only advantage aluminum has over fiberglass. Aluminum tends to derivit over the years and that would be costly to repair. Overall in my opinion fiberglass has more advantages.

2007-06-23 04:15:31 · answer #4 · answered by mickkooz 4 · 2 0

alluminium will cost alot more and will be heavier to launch, even if you hit rocks in a metal boat it will buckle or rip it , so best to use a depth sounder so you never will hit the, incidently i have a 17ft fishing boat for sale now, it comes with a 35hp outboard and a free trailer, small cabin sleeps two its £1100 /but you can haggle if interested

2007-06-23 04:18:21 · answer #5 · answered by MERCURIAN 2 · 0 1

The Emerald of the Seas

2016-05-18 02:27:34 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

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