Tin Boat

min bid is $800
there may be a reserve price

remember the 2 stroke engine is
banned on many lakes in the usa

other wise a great deal

bring it here tp weld the leak
i welded mine up for $50 usa
i reccommend to fix the leak ASAP

25hp = lots of power
this 25hp can pull susan skiing

The bow isn't as flared as I like it. I'm not sure how it would handle in rough water. The modern aluminum boat are designed to push the water to the side and away, making them safer than that rounded design.

But the price is right

If you are willing to shoot the inside with a gray Line-X or Rhino truck bed coating, and shoot the outside with a flex agent added to the paint, a riveted boat will last. For either side of Baja, a V bow and welded is far better. A small leak can get bad after a good pounding.

When Pescador speaks, listen and take notes.

My old 14' Chrysler,ya that was a tin boat,bought it in the late 60,s sold in 81 and never leaked a drop,rivets and all,never was in fresh water.




[Edited on 7-31-2010 by baitcast]

Fury Chysler not what you would call top name brands honest about about no leaks,only weighed 118# I could handle it myself just throw it up on the shell and away we went.

In BOLA and Gonzaga I didn,t have to steer it sucker knew its way around on its own.

As I got older weight became an issure than came two 12',s but never missed a beat
Rob

with a 10?

new respect........

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Originally posted by woody with a view Quote: Originally posted by Barry A. Those were the pre-Gregor days (for me), but sure were exciting. A Johnson 10 horse really pushed that boat along with only me in it. I often went down to Animas from BOLA, and 30 miles or so north of BOLA and around all the islands except La Guarda-------what a great boat. Barry with a 10? new respect........

At the risk of your diminished respect, I always had a buddy along in his Avon inflatable with a 40 horse Mercury--------we always travelled tandom. I like adventure, but I am not nuts. (or at least I wasn't then). There was an occasional problem, tho-----when the wind came up and caught us far from homecamp, I had to really fly in order to not be swamped by the waves-----the Avon, on the other hand had to slow down in order for it not to flip over backwards when running against the wind--------we often got separated by miles, but always managed to get together eventually before getting back to camp.

Barry

I like this thread about boats..one of my favorites things in life..being 'out there somewhere' in a boat.

But Boy-o-boy! Advising anybody on types of boat hulls is like giving advice on brunettes v.s. blondes...or sex v.s. pizza.....or pintos or yellowtail....it's all good! Just do it!

I 'll give you my experience. No recommendations. You make up your own mind when you're ready to buy something.

I'm sitting here in the RV in Seattle having a little vino and have nothing better to do..so..here's my tales about tin boats:

I've owned a few aluminun boats...both riveted and welded. I built my first duck boat out of 2 metal car hoods welded together...my first welds. Age 12. It floated, but was about as seaworthy as a brick. Drove my Dad nuts.

Riveted - LUND ALUMINUM 16FT

Lunds are the boat of choice for almost all Far North fly-in fishing lodges. They are delivered by float plane. The boat is tied to the undercarraige of the plane..and then dropped onto the water close to the lodge from the air. Now THAT'S a true test of a well-built aliminum boat! The method of delivery is always an attention getter if clients are around the lodge.



I bought this aluminum boat NEW in 1964 for $265. Wow..how times have changed, eh?












I put a new 1964 Johnson 20hp tiller on the transom and used the heck outta both of them for many years.. and who knows how many hundreds/thousands of hours. I've fished a lot all my life, commercial and sport..and still do. I would guess about 7000 hours on the boat and 2500 hrs on that 20hp.


I left it unchanged as an open tiller boat for about 9 years. Used it all over Far North Canada bush country and hundreds of lakes, rivers, and sloughs (duck hunting the sloughs). Over the years, I bounced that Lund thousands of miles over the worst possible trails and logging trails. That boat went from Alaska to Baja Sur and everywhere in between. I went thru rougher water on Lake Winnepeg, MB and Reindeer Lake, SK than any waves I've seen in 38 years on the mostly calm Sea of Cortez. We're talking monster storms on these northern lakes..waves to 20 feet are common..in short sets...will kill you quick if you take your eyes off the next one coming at you. Throttle up..throttle down..until you get to safety. One of the biggest waves ever reported on Lake Superior was a rogue 40-footer than sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald.


( I sold the 20hp and bought a new 60 hp Johnson tiller for the Lund around 1973 for one of my trips to Baja.)

Decided to change from a tiller to a steering wheel (big mistake) and installed a center steering console on the open Lund. Then added carpeted hatches and 3 bass chairs on pedestals that I bought in Shreveport, LA. after seeing my first bass boat on Toledo Bend, LA.

Now I had a genuine bass boat, by golly. Electric troller on the bow..Wow, I'm in high cotton now.

Lund 16ft riveted aluminum open fisherman.











In Baja I used that old Lund 16 riveted for about 10 more myears. Up and down the entire peninsula..over every rough trail there was..and yes, the rivets would leak from time to time. I repaired them..an easy fix. Trailering is the bane of riveted boats. Rough roads took thier toll on that boat, but it fished and fished.
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Once the rivets got so loose, that I took the Lund to the Lund factory at New York Mills, MN to get the bottom re-done by the pros. The engineers put my customized 16ft open boat (that now resembled a bass boat from Louisiana) in thier test tank. One engineer said, "What have you done to one of our boats? Doesn't look too seaworthy." I said, "Well, I just got done with 6 months worth of sea fishing offshore Baja, Mexico. It handled it well enough for me." They repaired my Lund..and the next year came out with thier 'Pike Fisherman' model..a dead ringer for my custom job.

Who knows..maybe it was an original idea of thiers..but I kinda doubt it!

I finally sold it one rummy night around a campfire to one of my Coyote Bay neighbors..for $1300. That was in 1979. I had paid $265 originally for the boat..and $500 for the Johnson 50hp. Not a bad deal for either of us. My neighbor used the boat for many years thereafter. Still called it Happy Hooker.

Anyhoooo....Would I get another flat-bottomed, riveted Lund 16ft and roller trailer for the SOC? NOT ON YOUR LIFE.

My butt still hurts from all those years of crashing thru waves from Coyote Bay to Tortuga and San Marcos. 100 mile-round trips damn near every day! But I loved it at the time..and so did my labrador.

No siree..not even the welded Alumnacraft 19 I had for about 4 years. It's fiberglass for me from here on out for the Cortez.

But, for a cartopper boat, any good aluminum boat will work for me, too.

As for what YOU should buy. My lips are sealed...except for another glass of this fine Red Truck vino.

Tight Lines!

Outstanding story and pics, Pompano--------------your a man after my own heart!!!! and have totally outdone me in your adventures.

Viva Baja!!!! Viva boats!!!

Barry

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Originally posted by baitcast Fury Chysler not what you would call top name brands honest about about no leaks,only weighed 118# I could handle it myself just throw it up on the shell and away we went. Rob

I,m not from the north pole but I,ve had some old boats just like Pomp,check out this 30' EGG Harbor,twin flat head sixs,it had everything some worked and some didn,t,did leaked some but the pumps worked,took a while to get places but I was never in a hurry anyway.

This has been an interesting discussion, lots of boat knowledge and experience here. I would like to hear from you about the pros and cons of tin boats vs. inflatables. In the early 80s when we decided we were going to keep equipment, including boats, tanks, compressor, etc. at Punta San Francisquito, we debated between aluminum boats and inflatables and chose inflatables. Part of that decision was influenced by the fact that we were flying in, not driving, and we could easily haul the inflatable down in the airplane, and a tin boat would require a dedicated driving trip. In any event the two Metzelers we kept at PSFO served us very well for fishing, diving and occasionally waterskiing behind the big one, (the Elefant) with a Johnson 25hp. We also kept a smaller one (the Aztec) with a Johnson 7.5hp. We would occasionally go out in an aluminum boat and I always thought they were squirrely, always felt more comfortable in the inflatables. Here's the Elefant:



[Edited on 8-1-2010 by Ken Bondy]

A welded aluminum boat is hard to beat.

Hauling the Elephant up that beach must have been tiring, Ken.

You must have been very familiar with this scene:

No question about that! The minute our boat was secured we headed straight for their kitchen. Beer in hand, the next hour was spent on that 'porch' overlooking the Cortez trying to cool down in the light breeze that came from offshore. (The basketball hoops are still there).

Pompano, can you swing by and pick this up for me
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-Edgewater-14-w-50-Yamaha...