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Cool thanks for the input. Took another look today and while I can’t fully inspect the bottom as it’s floating, the bilge in all areas seems to be bright bare metal with not a flake or dust of white nasty anywhere I can see. I wasn’t aware that wrong rubber can cause issues! Makes sense though. Anot...

Are your concerns based mainly on salt water use or any and all? There appeared to be zero corrosion in bilge and we aren’t in salt here. The bottom is painted but I dunno, seems like good metal.

Before anyone asks, the owner of this boat passed away, and there is very little known about it. So I have no idea what it’s made out of, when it was started, or thicknesses or anything. The title says 2005 but it seems a lot older than that.

Hey there folks, new here. I’m looking at a boat purchase, a little crazy for me. I’ve only owned one other aluminum boat, it was a marathon river racing tunnel hull. If you’re unfamiliar with what that is, I suggest a google, they are pretty wild! But, now I’m older and looking at my first proper y...

Glad to hear the general opinion on foam here. In wood boats it’s a death sentence, and it seems to me that it was cooked up by boat mfg to get the coast guard to require them to put it in. Why? Well, so that boats wouldn’t last forever. Gotta sell new boats right?