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[DADAKOTA]

What are the best aluminum rigs?  Lowe. Lund, Express?

[Bill Babler]

Lund. ------------------------------ All the rest with the exception of Crestliner, on V bottoms. 

Flat bottoms. Allweld, Sea Ark---------------------------All the rest.  

[fishinwrench]

2 hours ago, DADAKOTA said:

What are the best aluminum rigs?  Lowe. Lund, Express?

Depends on the model, mostly, but Express and War Eagle....with their grossly oversized built-in fuel tanks makes me wanna park them in the middle of a big field and set them on fire.   Do they REALLY think that the steering system, bilge/livewell pumps, intake/drain valves, and the plumbing, is going to outlast the hull ?   

WTF are they thinking?    

Doesn't matter to me, because I get paid by the hour...... but as an owner having to pay 2k to replace a livewell pump..... would kinda sting a bit.    The whole point of having an aluminum boat is weight, durability, and ease of maintenance... For crying out loud !

 

When shopping for boats, whether aluminum or glass......CONSIDER THAT !   It isn't hard to build a boat where all of its components can be relatively easily serviced.  

[Lvn2Fish]

2 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Depends on the model, mostly, but Express and War Eagle....with their grossly oversized built-in fuel tanks makes me wanna park them in the middle of a big field and set them on fire.   Do they REALLY think that the steering system, bilge/livewell pumps, intake/drain valves, and the plumbing, is going to outlast the hull ?   

WTF are they thinking?    

Doesn't matter to me, because I get paid by the hour...... but as an owner having to pay 2k to replace a livewell pump..... would kinda sting a bit.    The whole point of having an aluminum boat is weight, durability, and ease of maintenance... For crying out loud !

 

When shopping for boats, whether aluminum or glass......CONSIDER THAT !   It isn't hard to build a boat where all of its components can be relatively easily serviced.  

I’m about to have to bilge dive to replace a cartridge in my 188 champion .  

me contemplating what life would be like as a boat mechanic after a 45 min aerator replacement 

[fishinwrench]

16 minutes ago, Lvn2Fish said:

I’m about to have to bilge dive to replace a cartridge in my 188 champion .  

me contemplating what life would be like as a boat mechanic after a 45 min aerator replacement

Hey, you get 120-160/hr.  

Just take as much time as it takes to make it worth the frustration and pain.    That's exactly what I do!  🙂