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[QUOTE]North of 8 - 12/13/2010  7:52 PM

One consistent negative I read about aluminum boats is that they don't handle the wind as well as glass.  My question is that with a boat like the Navigator, which has a very large live well up front, can you compensate for the wind issues but filling the live well and adding almost 300 pounds to the center front of the boat?  Any advice would be appreciated.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 12/13/2010 7:52 PM (#470459 - in reply to #469083)
Subject: RE: Going to a deep V Which one?

I am looking at buying a new boat either next year or the following. Looking at buying something in the 17.5 foot class and have been looking at the Navigator in that size. This is the boat I would use when I retire in a couple years and move to where we have a cottage now. Looking at aluminum for two reasons: one, shallow channels on our lake chain, and two, want a lighter boat that I can trailer by myself to other lakes. I am in good shape now but know that no matter how much I work out I will lose strength eventually and that moves me toward the aluminum boat. Again, this is a boat for my retirement.

One consistent negative I read about aluminum boats is that they don't handle the wind as well as glass. My question is that with a boat like the Navigator, which has a very large live well up front, can you compensate for the wind issues but filling the live well and adding almost 300 pounds to the center front of the boat? Any advice would be appreciated.

Edited by North of 8 12/13/2010 8:00 PM