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<blockquote data-quote="satx78247" data-source="post: 354319" data-attributes="member: 11019"><p>jellyghost,</p><p></p><p>YEP. Both the "better quality" (YES, some of the new/old boats were always "JUNK".) vintage "tin boats" </p><p>AND </p><p>(imVho) the 1955-70 OMC OB motors are TOUGHER, EASIER & CHEAPER to maintain and generally are of BETTER QUALITY than the "modern" boats/motors.</p><p>(Several of the hulls are made of FAR better alloy and heavier gauge aluminum than the newer boats and some are made by hand by professional sheet-metal artists.)</p><p></p><p>I have a 2nd cousin, who is a commercial fisherman, and he has been running a "tin" LA-built commercial "bay shrimp" boat for well over 2 decades W/O significant problems with corrosion or other similar problems. = Thus I do not think that salt/brackish/fresh water is a problem for "tin" boats of quality, though any use is "tough" on the poor quality hulls>.</p><p></p><p>just my opinions, satx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="satx78247, post: 354319, member: 11019"] jellyghost, YEP. Both the "better quality" (YES, some of the new/old boats were always "JUNK".) vintage "tin boats" AND (imVho) the 1955-70 OMC OB motors are TOUGHER, EASIER & CHEAPER to maintain and generally are of BETTER QUALITY than the "modern" boats/motors. (Several of the hulls are made of FAR better alloy and heavier gauge aluminum than the newer boats and some are made by hand by professional sheet-metal artists.) I have a 2nd cousin, who is a commercial fisherman, and he has been running a "tin" LA-built commercial "bay shrimp" boat for well over 2 decades W/O significant problems with corrosion or other similar problems. = Thus I do not think that salt/brackish/fresh water is a problem for "tin" boats of quality, though any use is "tough" on the poor quality hulls>. just my opinions, satx [/QUOTE]
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