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lambeau

Posted 3/23/2007 9:34 PM (#246955 - in reply to #246823)
Subject: Re: big water boats (alum v glass)

a number of people have described solid reasons for their preference for glass hulls when running rough water at speed.
anybody care to chime in with their reasons for preferring the big aluminum boats?
what about performance differences when it's calm? or when you're trolling at 2mph?

Sled mentioned the cost/benefit comparison of dry ride vs lower sides - am i right in thinking that aluminum boats are generally higher-sided? does that equate to a drier ride or does hull shape on the glass boats compensate and give you win/win?

Bluegill mentioned preferring an aluminum boat when going shallow and mixing it up with potential hazards. but Glass Man offered up a picture of glass actually being the tougher material.
can someone speak further about this aspect? what about ease of repair for both alum and glass if you get more than just a bit of cosmetic damage to the paint/gel coat and it's an actual hole/crack/gouge, etc.?
i know this is something that my friend is particularly interested in as he'll mostly be using the boat on L.Michigan but is anxious about the prospect of running a glass hull around shallow rocks when he's on trips to Canadian shield lakes.

great discussion so far, thanks guys.