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On Sat, 22 Jun 2013 17:14:05 -0700 (PDT), True North
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Last year I posted the link which boasted of the thicker aluminum hull and
special construction of my particular boat.
If you're that interested, you can use the info I've provided in this
thread to research same.

What is the fascination up there with aluminum boats?
If I see anything larger than a jon boat here, it has Canadian
numbers.
I do see some nice ones tho, 18-20 feet with big motors on them.


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Smaller boats in aluminum are easy and cheap to tow, and do not chip if you
beach them. My Northwest style jet boat was designed for shallow water,
rivers with rapids. The snake was run for years with wooden and glass
boats, but when you touch one of those hidden rocks those two types pretty
much ended their life. Where we may have to bang out the bottom or cut out
and weld in a new section.