Hello everyone, I would like some input about a boat that I have the opportunity to purchase.
I live on a river in the midwest I have an opportunity to purchase and a 16' Alumaweld Guide sled. It is a 1988 hull, powered by a 2014 90/60 Yamaha jet. It has a forward, center console as well as an anchor system and a heavy duty trailer that is in really good shape. Everything on this Boat works, the engie has 124hrs on it.
I just have a question about using this boat on the river.It would seem to me that I could skim through any skinny water for this setup. I plan to use this boat year round. I only main concern is that since this boat is kind of a beast, how well it perform when the summer months, when the water gets skinny. I realize there are places in the river where I could avoid gravel but nevertheless, it's still going to present a problem from time to time, but any boat will... The engine has power tilt and trim - and it is a Yamaha... The hull itself is a 7 out of 10 shape as there are a few dents here and there but after all it is built in 1988. Overall the boat is set up right for steelhead and salmon fishing as well as smallmouth in the summer...
But, like I said before I spend the money or even bother to take this for a ride, Can anyone tell me their experience with a AlumaWeld Sled? I cannot seem to find that much about them however I do know they were built in Portland Oregon and they do not build this particular model anymore. For reference it is an 16' Alumaweld Guide..
Frankly, I don't even know what questions I should be asking about the boat or engine if I were to look at it again and I do not know what I should be looking for as a consideration in my decision.
If anyone can help me by giving me more information regarding this make and model of boat or specifically some of my concerns I would love it
Thanks in advance!
I live on a river in the midwest I have an opportunity to purchase and a 16' Alumaweld Guide sled. It is a 1988 hull, powered by a 2014 90/60 Yamaha jet. It has a forward, center console as well as an anchor system and a heavy duty trailer that is in really good shape. Everything on this Boat works, the engie has 124hrs on it.
I just have a question about using this boat on the river.It would seem to me that I could skim through any skinny water for this setup. I plan to use this boat year round. I only main concern is that since this boat is kind of a beast, how well it perform when the summer months, when the water gets skinny. I realize there are places in the river where I could avoid gravel but nevertheless, it's still going to present a problem from time to time, but any boat will... The engine has power tilt and trim - and it is a Yamaha... The hull itself is a 7 out of 10 shape as there are a few dents here and there but after all it is built in 1988. Overall the boat is set up right for steelhead and salmon fishing as well as smallmouth in the summer...
But, like I said before I spend the money or even bother to take this for a ride, Can anyone tell me their experience with a AlumaWeld Sled? I cannot seem to find that much about them however I do know they were built in Portland Oregon and they do not build this particular model anymore. For reference it is an 16' Alumaweld Guide..
Frankly, I don't even know what questions I should be asking about the boat or engine if I were to look at it again and I do not know what I should be looking for as a consideration in my decision.
If anyone can help me by giving me more information regarding this make and model of boat or specifically some of my concerns I would love it
Thanks in advance!