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Talk me out of building my own (plywood/glass) boat?
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<blockquote data-quote="BigTerp" data-source="post: 321870" data-attributes="member: 9169"><p>I prefer aluminum over glass. But that's because I run shallow river waters and an aluminum boat takes a better beating and is easier to repair for me.</p><p></p><p>As far as cost goes, I picked up my 1996 Tracker 1648 last year for under $1,000. This included an unused 2006 trailer. Trailer was in perfect condition and the boat was in very good condition. It has a 48" bottom and, IIRC, it is 60" as it's widest point on the hull bottom. I'm guessing the beam length would be pushing 70". It took me a good month of looking several times a day on craigslist to find it. So basically I'm saying you can get a good aluminum boat, in the size your looking for w/ trailer and possibly even motor for about the same amount of $ as it would be to build your own glass boat. Now depending on what mods you want to do and accessories you want to add it can jack up the price tag. I already have WAY more into mine that I originally paid for it. But I'm also going all out on mine to make it exactly what I want. Whatever you decide, good luck!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTerp, post: 321870, member: 9169"] I prefer aluminum over glass. But that's because I run shallow river waters and an aluminum boat takes a better beating and is easier to repair for me. As far as cost goes, I picked up my 1996 Tracker 1648 last year for under $1,000. This included an unused 2006 trailer. Trailer was in perfect condition and the boat was in very good condition. It has a 48" bottom and, IIRC, it is 60" as it's widest point on the hull bottom. I'm guessing the beam length would be pushing 70". It took me a good month of looking several times a day on craigslist to find it. So basically I'm saying you can get a good aluminum boat, in the size your looking for w/ trailer and possibly even motor for about the same amount of $ as it would be to build your own glass boat. Now depending on what mods you want to do and accessories you want to add it can jack up the price tag. I already have WAY more into mine that I originally paid for it. But I'm also going all out on mine to make it exactly what I want. Whatever you decide, good luck!! [/QUOTE]
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