At 12:22 PM 2/27/03 -0800, Dave Kruger wrote: >Chris wrote: > > > I'd like to hear some thoughts on aluminum as well. Anyone? builders? > >Not a builder of aluminum boats, but I bet there would be a couple of >drawbacks: > >1. Heavy (difficult to get required stiffness in a thickness that is light >enough to compare with FG boats) >2. Cold (on your tush and knees) >3. Noisy (due to waveslap) My uncle has used an aluminum boat for a long time. It was built in a shipyard in Ft. Bragg, California. It's 65' long and was considered to be top-of-the-line at the time for commercial fishing boats. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 27 2003 - 12:46:55 PST
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