What I like about alloy boats

[Illgotoo]

Durability. I keep seeing 20 year old aluminum boats -- work boats that have not been kept
in pristine condition -- and noting how they wear. Compared to other boat building materials
alloy holds up extremely well.

Take this skiff advertised on Craigslist for example.



I may not be the next owner of this boat, but I'll bet someone could clean it up, rewire the
boat and add power and have a decent fishing boat. Maybe have to replace the gas tank.
But there's no rotting cores or transoms to worry about. No delamination.

[MacCTD]

Is that boat in the Northeast? If you pass on it I would interested.

[Illgotoo]

MacCTD:

I have too many boats already. It's in the state of Washington, though. Go for it.
Here's a pointer to the ad.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/boa/1016892750.html

[MacCTD]

Thanks, wish it was local, that is a little too far away.

[Deno]

That’s a nice skiff… lots of potential there for a bad BACK SIDE fishing machine……

[21ftcc]

Looks like that 150 was pulled off it.

[Chaps]

Durability. I keep seeing 20 year old aluminum boats -- work boats that have not been kept
in pristine condition -- and noting how they wear. Compared to other boat building materials
alloy holds up extremely well.

Heck, my LaConner is 20 years old . . . How about 40+ years old workboat and riveted no less? Surprised you missed this one Illgoto! Twin 2 stroke diesels with huge props, my kind of boatin' (aka stump pullin')

27' Aluminum twin screw tug/dive/workboat - $35000

1960's 27'x 8'x 3.5', twin screw aluminum US Army bridge erection boat. Twin, rekitted and tuned 3-53 Detroit Diesels, 3:1 Velvet Drives, 1.75" SS shafts, 25"x19", 3 blade SS wheels, big aluminum rudders and full protection skegs. Full deck fittings and 12volt tugger winch. D-rubber clad push knees and fully fendered around. Stern wires and sliding blocks. Have original Army manual. Furnstrum Grid coolers, Morse MK 2 controls, fold down tow mast. 2 4D batteries with isolation switches. Full gauge panel; wiring gone through. Triple axel galvanized trailer included.

[Illgotoo]

>>Heck, my LaConner is 20 years old

Chaps: From your signature, you've got a boat from each decade.
That's pretty cool.

>>Surprised you missed this one Illgoto!

I hadn't seen that one before and I'm glad you posted it.
I love seeing aluminum boats from the 60s, 70s and 80s still around.
It's like having grandparents and great grandparents still alive...

[Chaps]

>>Heck, my LaConner is 20 years old

Chaps: From your signature, you've got a boat from each decade.
That's pretty cool.

Except the Maxcat is gone

>>Surprised you missed this one Illgoto!

I hadn't seen that one before and I'm glad you posted it.
I love seeing aluminum boats from the 60s, 70s and 80s still around.
It's like having grandparents and great grandparents still alive...

Here's a couple more pics. This thing is built like Captain Nemo's flatboat