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Location: Chicago, Beverly | I was speaking from experience having owned 3 al boats and 2 fiber. I have a "don't care" attitude at boat ramps.. No docks and I'll just beach my Tuffy.. I do look for rocks so as to avoid them..but will say, I'd rather beach an al boat then my Tuffy any day. I'd rather take an al boat through the stumps and trees of shelbyville and kinkaid any day, but still don't hesitate to take my Tuffy where others fear to tread on those lakes.. I'm just saying as far as the beaching and using the trolling motor through the trees and stumps with my Tuffy there are more chances to damage that then a al boat.. I will also say I hit a tree top on shelby coming off plane once in 23' of water.. possible a al boat might have suffered damage on that one, have yet to find any on my tuffy 3 years later.. Scared the heck outta me though... Had I still been on plane I might have missed it, but as I was coming off the boat was starting to sit lower in the water..and WHAM!!..Steve saw my boat at the Kly Tourney, it is an '83.. Not in the best of shape but definitely not in bad shape.. Fiber's a little faded..ok, maybe not a little..its got some scratches and chips.. got a bunch of new scratches while tied up at Jollymans in the wind..in desparate need of a coat of wax and will need a floor in winter 2005(Uhh Steve, side-note, where can I go to get the floor re-done?? Please let me know, thanks).. If I ever am forced to replace it I think I'll go with another Tuffy.. |
