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Location: Sandusky, OH | I think my preference for aluminum in situations where you may frequently encounter rocks and reefs is more for cosmetic reasons than structural. Scraping a rock while fishing in a Pro-V may scratch some paint off; the same scrape with glass is going to dig gel coat. I can touch up paint at home, but I'm not a glass repair man. For major impacts, you are all together screwed in either one, but Glass Man is right that glass damage can be repaired; punctures to aluminum is a different story. And I agree with both Slamr and Jonnysled in being careful with a new boat and buying insurance. I'll also suggest that if you are going out on the Great Lakes, you ought to have a membership with a tow boat company. I know a guy who lost his outboard out by Pelee Island and had to get towed back to Michigan without a membership. $600 later, he now pays the annual $100 instead.
Eric |
