JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

I own a Lund, so I feel qualified to ask "What maintenance???" Wash it. Put
it away.

How about the sticky stuff - maybe from the previous owner. Barnacle
removal: you could probably apply tougher methods than on fiberglass
boats?

Then bottom painting. Do you have to get everything out from the
surface (mine seems to have a green-brownish pigment from removed
algae) before bottom painting? What kind of paints are best etc...

How about repairs? Do you have ruptured welds? Sanding out deep
scratches. I suppose a maintained aluminium hull could go for 40 years,
or more (some fiberglass boats have already survived that long). Would
major repairs on an old boat be cost-effective? Over here second hand,
20 year old aluminium boats can have surprisingly high asking prices.

Every now and then, I tighten the screws that hold the wooden seat
tops onto the aluminum boxes.

Nitty gritty details like these. Maintaining accessories like
handrails, boweyes, aux engine mounts, etc. Rubrails. Too brand
specific perhaps?

Perhaps an aluminium boat wiki could do the job? :-)

Risto