The reason they didn't use treated wood in that boat is because the treated plywood of that time had copper chromium arsenate in it, which is very corrosive to aluminum-don't ask me how I know this. Nowadays they do make cca free treated marine plywood just for aluminum boats. So its safe to...
My grandfather had a Lonestar for years, and I can tell you that they are very well built boats-right up there with Starcraft-and handle well in a chop. The one you're looking at appears to be structurally sound, just watch out for loose rivets and white rust. The price seems fair enough and I...
How long have you had prowler. I bought a Prowler Model 30 a couple of years ago and it ended up faling apart after the third or fourth use. Luckily I only paid about $100 for it. After that I bought Minn Kota endurance model 30 and haven't had any problems with it so far and this summer...