have you already eliminated steel and wood? just curious.

"Meach" wrote in message
ups.com...

I am starting a long (years long mind you) search for a boat. The
length of the search is mostly because my wife and I want to cruise in
about 10 years or so for a number of reason. It would of course be
cool to cruise now, but the long wait affords me the pleasure of taking
my time in finding a boat. One question I come upon and don't have a
great answer for is what are the difference between aluminium and
fiberglass.

I was hoping you all could help me out.

What experiences have you all had with aluminium hulls and decks?
Advantages and disadvantages?

Thanks.

"vkehoe" wrote:
have you already eliminated steel and wood? just curious.

Aren't aluminium boats hard to find except in large sizes ?

Steel is good for grinding on a reef but why would anybody
want a wooden boat ?

There are some good old threads on this subject that can be
found at google.com.