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Who makes the best 14 foot jon boat?
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<blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 160918" data-attributes="member: 55"><p>From a standpoint of doing mods on the boats, I tend to favor the Alumacrafts, for the reason that the ribs are mitered and welded at the corners, not bent and formed like the Lund in the links. I know the G3s are like the Lunds. The mitered and welded joints generally have much less distortion and alignment issues, and when either placing a deck flat on the ribs, or building support structure, the squared fit is much easier/better to work with than the rounded bulging ribs of the formed corners. </p><p></p><p>I'm currently working on an Alumacraft 1648 for a customer, and having worked on a G3 immediately preceding it, I can definitely see the value in one over the other. </p><p></p><p>I would stay away from the Tracker 1542. It has no ribs running up the side, and fewer bottom strakes. It is not a candidate for pulling the bench seats, and overall seems to be a much lighter duty boat. I absolutely would not buy one from myself.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bassboy1, post: 160918, member: 55"] From a standpoint of doing mods on the boats, I tend to favor the Alumacrafts, for the reason that the ribs are mitered and welded at the corners, not bent and formed like the Lund in the links. I know the G3s are like the Lunds. The mitered and welded joints generally have much less distortion and alignment issues, and when either placing a deck flat on the ribs, or building support structure, the squared fit is much easier/better to work with than the rounded bulging ribs of the formed corners. I'm currently working on an Alumacraft 1648 for a customer, and having worked on a G3 immediately preceding it, I can definitely see the value in one over the other. I would stay away from the Tracker 1542. It has no ribs running up the side, and fewer bottom strakes. It is not a candidate for pulling the bench seats, and overall seems to be a much lighter duty boat. I absolutely would not buy one from myself. [/QUOTE]
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