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[QUOTE]sworrall - 7/24/2014  7:45 PM

[QUOTE]WINDKNOT - 7/24/2014  1:51 PM

[QUOTE]danmuskyman - 7/22/2014  8:51 PM

[QUOTE]Flambeauski - 7/22/2014  2:10 PM

[QUOTE]danmuskyman - 7/22/2014  1:19 PM

[QUOTE]Yooper Padre - 7/22/2014  6:53 AM

I see guys from down south using mostly glass boats, but there's a reason most of us up north and into Canada use aluminum: rocks.  When you hit one with aluminum the result is usually a scratch or dent.  Hitting those same rocks in a fiberglass boat can mean disaster.

Fr. K[/QUOTE]
 
Been proven many times that statement is false, and in some cases fiberglass actually stands up better than aluminum. If you hit rocks hard enough to cause damage to fiberglass, there will be comparable damage to the aluminum. Now if you will fish rivers mostly I vote aluminum otherwise find a tuffy emag and love it![/QUOTE]

I'm curious as to why the suggestion to fish aluminum in rivers if not for the impact resistance.[/QUOTE]

Far easier to maneuver in skinny water[/QUOTE]

Add lighter and more durable !!!! Man remember Glass canoes :([/QUOTE]

Aluminum and glass are very close if you stay apples to apples in features, with glass sometimes weighing less....not more.

If you hit a glass boat hard enough to do more than gel coat damage ( the 'paint') and hit the same thing the same way with aluminum, the damage is going to comparable or worse due to difficulty of repair.

Aluminum boats are now painted to look really cool for the most part, so they now 'scratch' too. More durable? No, not at all. Both are great boat building materials.

Yes, I remember glass canoes. This is one we own. Made by Goldenhawk here in Wisconsin, it's a 2014, tough as nails, stable, and a blast to fish out of. Weighs 45 pounds.

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Posted 7/24/2014 7:45 PM (#722344 - in reply to #722283)
Subject: Re: Best Boat Type for Northern Wisconsin

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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin

WINDKNOT - 7/24/2014 1:51 PM

danmuskyman - 7/22/2014 8:51 PM

Flambeauski - 7/22/2014 2:10 PM

danmuskyman - 7/22/2014 1:19 PM

Yooper Padre - 7/22/2014 6:53 AM

I see guys from down south using mostly glass boats, but there's a reason most of us up north and into Canada use aluminum: rocks. When you hit one with aluminum the result is usually a scratch or dent. Hitting those same rocks in a fiberglass boat can mean disaster.

Fr. K

Been proven many times that statement is false, and in some cases fiberglass actually stands up better than aluminum. If you hit rocks hard enough to cause damage to fiberglass, there will be comparable damage to the aluminum. Now if you will fish rivers mostly I vote aluminum otherwise find a tuffy emag and love it!

I'm curious as to why the suggestion to fish aluminum in rivers if not for the impact resistance.

Far easier to maneuver in skinny water

Add lighter and more durable !!!! Man remember Glass canoes :(

Aluminum and glass are very close if you stay apples to apples in features, with glass sometimes weighing less....not more.

If you hit a glass boat hard enough to do more than gel coat damage ( the 'paint') and hit the same thing the same way with aluminum, the damage is going to comparable or worse due to difficulty of repair.

Aluminum boats are now painted to look really cool for the most part, so they now 'scratch' too. More durable? No, not at all. Both are great boat building materials.

Yes, I remember glass canoes. This is one we own. Made by Goldenhawk here in Wisconsin, it's a 2014, tough as nails, stable, and a blast to fish out of. Weighs 45 pounds.

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