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Sunday, 31 August 2008 |
By Peter Clark
 If you're thinking of buying a fishing boat you have a number of choices. Basically you can buy an aluminum fishing boat, a timber boat or a figerglass fishing boat.
Personally I'm a huge fan of aluminum boats, and would never buy a fiberglass boat. Here's why.
You're buying a boat because you want to be fishing, not working on boats. If you want to be working on boats buy a timber fishing boat and I can guarantee you'll spend many hours working on it. If you love that then fine, but for me I want to be fishing, not working on boats.
So timber is out. But what about fiberglass compared to aluminum. After all you see a lot of fiberglass boats out there.
What do you want in a fishing boat? Well you want it to be tough. Water resistant. Impact resistant. Low maintenance. Long lasting. Light. Easy to use.
Aluminum is all of these and more. It's extremely tough. It is welded not riveted, so is totally waterproof. It is highly impact resistant. That doesn't mean |
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Saturday, 30 August 2008 |
By Peter Clark
 So you love fishing, and you want to get your own fishing boat. You've got a lot of choices to make, including choosing a boat. Why should you buy an aluminum boat instead of, say, a fiberglass boat?
You'll find that you have a wealth of choices for buying boats. You can get, primarily, wooden or timber fishing boats, fiberglass boats and aluminum boats. All make fine boats, and for looks my choice is a timber fishing boat. Timber boats look great. They're often varnished so you can see the color and grain of the timber, and are hand made usually, so they have style. A timber fishing boat is a fine looking item.
But when you're thinking of buying a boat for fishing, it isn't really looks that count. Of course great looks are nice, but you need a boat that's tough, hard wearing, and long lasting, and doesn't take up lots of your precious fishing time on maintenance.
A timber boat is high maintenance. Trust me, I've had quite a few. You're always sanding timber, varnishing timber, repairing timber and |
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