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Refurbish & Repower?

Gbenzx

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We are seeing some fairly reasonable possibilities that may lead us to buy a used alum boat & have it redone.

Have you been thru this, how did it go & who would you recommend? Would you doit agn or just buy new hull & go from there? How does cost compare?

See many new boat builders saying build to spec but it's generally cost up when new & especially if it's a little different. Usually when we need to have something done depending what itis we know the people around here that do whatever we need. But this time not so, we won't know them from a sack of salt & most Americans have more schemes than carter has pills. :(
Already found this at the first Airboat builder we went to & were only there abt 20 minutes.

The other thing I need to ask, will we find a used alum boat anywhere without corrosion? We don't want to wind up with an Edsel boat. Someone must know what is what & get it right the first time. We have a welder that is one of the sharpest ever invented But he has never done such things as balance a big engine on an Airboat.

We now know, thanx to everyone on this site & at Inverness, Fl our needed hull should be at or abt 15x8 open hull aluminum & heavy motor.

Oh yes just one more, does anyone use stainless bottom? That's all.

Thanx, Gben
 
Thanx Red,

For the link to 5 pages of some very nitty gritty from marshmaster, cracker, cowboy, RJ & others.

They really get down to the heart of the matter abt corrosion among other things like strength factors & electro against ss. And this time words rule & I need no picture of any kind. :)

May have to reconsider alum I just got thru saying a few lines ago. But how does poly hold up against fiberglass? Will fiberglass crack in time under a heavy motor?
Also did not like the sound of corrosion under the steelflex. Is this common & will it cause the corrosion to form? Or did they drop a little salt off the french fries from McFunkels?
We'll surely have some stump bumps & log strikes in the swamps where we'll go but hopefully nothing in open waters near the sound barrier. :(

I must muster a little time in the morning so I can turn right on hwy 44. More people, more questions like how does your efi work in the water?

Thanx agn Red, We're gettin there just don't no where.

Gben
 
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