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| 536.1 | boat= a hole in the water we pour money into | NCMAIL::GEIBELL | FISH NAKED | Wed Mar 26 1997 10:56 | 38 |
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Kev,
First off welcome to the fishing file, and like most fisherpeople
you arent alone in the wanting to own a boat.
some of your first steps should be;
1. what type of fishing is this boat going to be used for?
2. What bodies of water are you planning on fishing with this rig
3. are you looking for a car topper, or a trailerable boat.
4. the biggest factor is how much $$ are you gonna spend?
the older aluminum boats are nice because they are light weight, the
things to look for are as you stated (stress cracks, loos rivits) I
wouldnt be too concerned with loose rivits, thats nothing a cupped bit
and an air chisel wont fix relatively inexpensive. stress cracks and
deep gouges are a thing of concern tho.
A jon boat is a very stable fishing platform which can get into very
shallow water. the only drawback is the "seaworthyness" of the flat
bottom boat is that they dont take waves/wake very well, and the ride
is very rough. this style of boat is very good for small lakes and
ponds.
If your going to be fishing larger lakes I would lean more towards a
12 or 14 or 16 foot aluminum V bottom boat with tiller steering, and if
your planning on doing alot of trolling on large lakes with down
riggers then console steering will be the way to go.
I would think that for a 12-16 foot al. v bottom with trailer w/o
motor you should be looking at 700 or less U.S. $, motor prices are
crazy, there isnt alot of difference in name brand prices, a decent
used 9.9 hp should run in the neighborhood of 500-750 U.S. $.
Lee
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| 536.2 | Test drive it | FOUNDR::DODIER | Double Income, Clan'o Kids | Wed Mar 26 1997 11:00 | 13 |
| The best way to initially check out any boat is to put it in the
water and test drive it. If it leaks, you'll know it. If the engine
starts hard, runs rough, or has quirks, you'll know it.
Not sure where the boat is, but if it's near the Merrimack or any
other decent sized river, it would be worth the effort to test drive
it first. That will give you a significant input as to whether it's
something you want to get into.
Market value is based on a lot of factors, but you can probably get
a good idea from just shopping around the used boat market.
Ray
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| 536.3 | If you fish it...they will bite... | POLAR::KFICZERE | | Thu Mar 27 1997 01:11 | 9 |
| Again, thanks for the suggestions and info. The deciding factor in
my purchace is without doubt...the price. Thru a friend i scored his
dads complete package for $250!! I'd be a fool to pass on it.
I live and fish right on a small river so it should be ideal. Where I
will probably be doing most of my fishing tho, is on the Ridueu river,
south of Ottawa.....here mr. Musky......
_kev-
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| 536.4 | Sounds like the "Price is RIGHT !!!!! | SUBPAC::MATTSON | | Thu Mar 27 1997 12:25 | 7 |
| Kev,
I think your right, at that price, as long as it floats it's a
great deal. Any other things you can afford to fix later. Heck, it
should be light enough that when you hook a Muskie, it can pull you
around all day so you don't need a motor 8^) !!!!
Gary
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