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Are older jons likely to be a thicker gauge aluminum?
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<blockquote data-quote="reedjj" data-source="post: 220900" data-attributes="member: 4585"><p>You are absolutely right "Butthead" LOL.....</p><p></p><p>There are a lot of 30-40 year old boats out there made out of thin material that are still in great shape after being used hard. </p><p></p><p>My dad had a little 10 footer (coleman) from the 50's I think. It was thrown a few miles in tornado. That along with 30 years of abuse in a rock quarry and it it was beat to heck. he just took a hammer to it straightened it out and we used it for another 15 years. I took it to NC and overpowered it with 5hp merc, beat the heck out of it for 2 years and sold it. It was still in pretty good shape.</p><p></p><p>I would think that any of the big manufacturer boats are of good quality. If you take care of them they will last for years and years. They may last even if you don't take good care of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="reedjj, post: 220900, member: 4585"] You are absolutely right "Butthead" LOL..... There are a lot of 30-40 year old boats out there made out of thin material that are still in great shape after being used hard. My dad had a little 10 footer (coleman) from the 50's I think. It was thrown a few miles in tornado. That along with 30 years of abuse in a rock quarry and it it was beat to heck. he just took a hammer to it straightened it out and we used it for another 15 years. I took it to NC and overpowered it with 5hp merc, beat the heck out of it for 2 years and sold it. It was still in pretty good shape. I would think that any of the big manufacturer boats are of good quality. If you take care of them they will last for years and years. They may last even if you don't take good care of them. [/QUOTE]
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