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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 418723" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>I sought out a riveted 1648 hull to save on weight due to my wife's subaru having a towing capacity of ~2400 lbs. I was trying to keep the boat at 1/2 the rated capacity of our weakest vehicle. Granted, that weight savings comes at the cost of a thinner skin, but in the lakes it will see use on that shouldn't be an issue. Any of the fast moving rivers around here are too bouldery for even the best equipped jet boats to survive, so durability isn't really a factor.</p><p></p><p>Being able to fix an issue with tooling I already have is a bit plus in favor of the riveted hull as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 418723, member: 13702"] I sought out a riveted 1648 hull to save on weight due to my wife's subaru having a towing capacity of ~2400 lbs. I was trying to keep the boat at 1/2 the rated capacity of our weakest vehicle. Granted, that weight savings comes at the cost of a thinner skin, but in the lakes it will see use on that shouldn't be an issue. Any of the fast moving rivers around here are too bouldery for even the best equipped jet boats to survive, so durability isn't really a factor. Being able to fix an issue with tooling I already have is a bit plus in favor of the riveted hull as well. [/QUOTE]
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