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baitcast
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Having owned several small boats,12' porta-bote,12' tin two 14' Crestliners,15' Crestliner and a 16'Ryan and my baby 30' Egg Harbor.
Having said that it all depends on what is important to you,do you
want to just poke around in very close,venture out a little farther chasing the bigger boys or make a run across the pond.
The Porta-Bote only weighed 75# had a 14' that only weighed 118# which I could carried on top of my shell and could handle by myself,
From the looks of things the bikes and riding seem more important to you and not knowing how much you are wanting to spend .
A couple of thought s more you can,t stand up on the Porta-bote and work a nice fish the bottom flexes and you will lose your balance in
no time,not good,the 12' tin is tough enough.
Don,t know a damn thing about a inflatable,everything in the gulf is toothy,caught very small sharks with the biggest mouth with the
sharpest teeth will you get the idea.
Rob...........Good luck on whatever you decide on.
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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chuckie
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If its along term boat with a lot of salt water use, be careful of Aluminum. I have owned 3 gregors, one on purpose the other 2 as emergency
replacements, all I could find in Mulege, used. All 3 were total junk due to electrolysis in a fairly short period....I put a lot of water time on em,
they dont make it...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
If its along term boat with a lot of salt water use, be careful of Aluminum. I have owned 3 gregors, one on purpose the other 2 as emergency
replacements, all I could find in Mulege, used. All 3 were total junk due to electrolysis in a fairly short period....I put a lot of water time on em,
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You need an electrical current for electrolysis to occur. The current can be caused by dissimiliar metals in contact with each other by electrical
circuits on the boat. I think putting some wood or hard rubber between the boat and the motor mounts and disconnecting the negative terminal of the
battery when not in use would fix the electrolysis problem. I'm not sure though.
I have a 14 foot aluminum boat that I keep in saltwater for months at a time and haven't noticed any electrolysis problems and I don't disconnect the
battery. But it's just used for starting the motor. I don't have any lights or other electronics on the boat.
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captkw
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HOLA, a boat underway makes stray electrical current and dislimaler metel's (nobel) worsen the effect (problem) a little zinc or magnisiem may help
!!! K&T marine electrical specialist. 
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Yep, you can mount zinc/magnesium plates on an aluminum hull or the metal components of a wooden or fiberglass hull.
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chuckie
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Tried all that, per instructions from Gregor..Still turned to junk...
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Barry A.
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My Gregor 14 is 36 years old, and has spent most of it's time in Salt Water, tho not just sitting there with no use. Never had any electrolysis
problems, and not even any pitting (well, maybe a little). But, I did not have a battery involved----always hand started my motor.
Barry
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chuckie
a old time saying "you can only polish a turd soo much" ...K&T...
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redhilltown
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Whatever boat you choose it is not a bad idea (if you can time it) to go out at the lowest tide to get a lay of the "land" (yeah I know...if a beach
launch a few of you are groaning as am I!). As mentioned there are sharp rocks and points you won't see at high tide....until... and let's face it
whatever boat you take for the most part you'll be close to shore for safety reasons and that is where the majority of fish are. The horrors of
swerving to avoid one of these and spilling a full can of Tecate is not to be dismissed lightly! Have fun.
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HOLA, and good advice,,in the us, we call um "wash rock's" and as alway's the most danger is close to shore..not open ocean/sea.....K&T.......OUT
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weight is not an issue with one of these:
Bob Durrell
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I think that we may be confusing electrolysis and corrosion. Electrolysis is the molecular errosion that occurs in disimilar metals when an electrical
current is present. Since sea water is a conductor, and aluminum is pretty low on the galvanic scale, unprotected aluminum in the ocean can be a
concern.
A sacrifical zinc, which is a metal lower on the galvanic scale than aluminum, can help prevent problems provided it is correctly installed. Most
outboard motors have their own zincs, which should be replaced regularly.
Corrosion is a different duck. No electrical current is needed for it to occur. Different alloys (blends) of aluminum have different susceptabilities
to corrosion, which is why some poorer quality aluminum boats have big problems.
There are pluses and minuses to all boats and all materials, but for the specific use outlined in the beginning of this thread, I think that a 14'
tinny with a 9.9 motor is the best solution. Unless you find a friend who will loan you a boat for the trip. Then THAT is the very best boat ever!!
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wsdunc
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aluminum
My boat is a 15' gregor baja special, 15 hp Suzuki. I carried it on top of my truck, launched it across the beach by rolling it on boat fenders, and
in a pinch you could row it. Homemade wooden floorboards made it more comofrtable to sih in. I did have an inbflatable for a while, but never got
comfortable in it.
I used to be able to launch it across the beach with just my wife and I, but it was kind of a bear, especially when loaded with motor, fuel, water,
tackle,oars, cooler, anchor, flare it etc. 3 people could manhandle it full with no problem.
Launching with boat fenders worked well, 3 fenders would do it, as one slid out the back you ran it up to the front. Kind of hard on fenders, buy
West Marine lifetime guaranteed ones. Left the fenders on the beach, never had any stolen, although some got blown around. But those were gentler
times.
Felt very comfortable in the boat, running as far as 10 miles offshore. Handled rough seas OK when we were caught by the wind. Always like the idea
that if the motor broke I could row.
Caught Marlin, sailfish, yellowfiun tuna, skipjack, Dorado, wahoo, pargo, yellowtail, cabrilla from it. And triggerfish :-)
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