On Jan 12, 2:32*pm, wrote:
On Jan 11, 9:02*pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:





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On Jan 11, 8:34 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:

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Finally going to make the plunge and buy an aluminum boat, but i am
confused. Our goal is to buy a boat that will last for many years to
come and also turn heads when on the water. The more i talk to
salesman the more BS i hear. What should i be looking for as far as
the quality of the welds, some look like art and some look like my son
who is 12 tried to weld for the first time. Does the apperance of the
weld matter? We are looking at a 200 Sea Runner Hewes Craft right now,
any comments would help at this point

Thanks

I own a Lund, and the company makes a big selling point of the fact that
their aluminum hulls are double riveted. Welding is not mentioned anywhere
in their literature, as far as I've noticed. I've been beating the crap
out
of the boat since 1999 and it's as tight as the day it was new.

www.lundboats.com

Thanks for the feedback
I appreciate your coment about rivetted boats but my wife said noway
to riveted boats, he dad had one and it always leaked. Infact you
should have seen the dirty looks she gave one of the salesman when he
was trying to sale us on a riveted boat. What would you look for or
like to see as far as welds?

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I have no idea what to look for with welds. Tell your wife that her dad
bought a ****ty boat, and she should not judge all riveted boats based on
her father's bad judgement and low budget. If she's such a shmexpert, maybe
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I would appreciate it if you didn't talk about her that way. *You
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That's just Joe, don't worry about it. Anyway, if I were looking at a
welded boat, knowing as little as I do, one thing I would look for is
consistancy. As I would with any fastenings. It is not an end all, but
it will tell you a lot about the manufacturer... Remember in the old
days a car had marbles rolling aound on the seams.. I would look for
consistant seams and fastenings...