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Old 03-01-2016, 07:00 PM   #13
stubones99
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City: Melbourne, FL
Join Date: Dec 2014
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Originally Posted by Xsbank View Post
I have aluminum and I'll never have another fibreglass hull (except for the one I posted in "Interesting..."). Anodes are important, I have 20+. If you can't deal with the look of aluminum unpainted, buy fibreglass. You will hate painted aluminum. As soon as the coating is breached, the corrosion spreads underneath it and lifts the paint and it starts to look like crap. Look around the cleats of any painted Al boat. I like being able to dump bleach on it in the spring and hose it off. I like being able to bump things and wipe off the creosote[8^)] and I like being able to cut things off/open and reweld, leaving only an interesting patina.
I like being able to drill holes wherever I want to and never have to take off my shoes when boarding (unless there's something stuck to them).
Here's an aluminum darling boat...

2000 Darling Yachts Trawler Power Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com

just don't look below decks
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