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Vintage Fiberglass vs. Vintage Aluminum
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<blockquote data-quote="MrGiggles" data-source="post: 457279" data-attributes="member: 22613"><p>The big potential issue with an older fiberglass boat is when they are left outside all year (as they so often are), water pools in them and rots the stringers and transom. Rebuilding them is <strong>very</strong> labor intensive. A tin boat can sit outside for years, all it may need is a transom board and a good cleaning.</p><p></p><p>Glass boats are quieter and smoother riding. They're also much heavier, and consequently require a larger outboard (and more fuel to run it). They're also more fragile when it comes to beaching and collisions.</p><p></p><p>Aluminum is lightweight, which is good and bad. Easy to tow, takes less power to move them, but causes a rougher ride, and allows the wind to blow it around easier. Aluminum is also noisy. </p><p></p><p>IMO, for boats in that price range, aluminum all the way. Most cheap glass boats in that range are only worth the motor that's hanging on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrGiggles, post: 457279, member: 22613"] The big potential issue with an older fiberglass boat is when they are left outside all year (as they so often are), water pools in them and rots the stringers and transom. Rebuilding them is [b]very[/b] labor intensive. A tin boat can sit outside for years, all it may need is a transom board and a good cleaning. Glass boats are quieter and smoother riding. They're also much heavier, and consequently require a larger outboard (and more fuel to run it). They're also more fragile when it comes to beaching and collisions. Aluminum is lightweight, which is good and bad. Easy to tow, takes less power to move them, but causes a rougher ride, and allows the wind to blow it around easier. Aluminum is also noisy. IMO, for boats in that price range, aluminum all the way. Most cheap glass boats in that range are only worth the motor that's hanging on them. [/QUOTE]
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