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Al G
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Is a cabin wrong?
I am looking at a 21' tin Starcraft deep V with a front cabin and a 120 merc. 25 mph. About a 4-5" side to front with hand rail on top of cabin and 4'
landing at bow.
Is this suitable? I'm not interested in sleeping, as much as fishing, but it might be nice. Would this style of boat hamper fishing? Launch or
landing? It's older and cheap so until I figure out more it might be my best bet, but don't want to buy something useless??? I am good at restoring so
age dosen't bother me.
Al G
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comitan
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RIVITS
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Al G
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Rivits
I was told it was welded are you sure starcraf is rivited?
if it is rivited can it be welded? In La paz?
Al
[Edited on 10-12-2005 by Al G]
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comitan
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Al
I'm sure it is riveted, and if its old you can be sure it leaks like a seave, that would be why they are selling it cheap. No it would not be a
feasable thing to try do even here in La Paz, altho they can weld on aluminum boats. One thing you have to be very careful with welding aluminum
boats is that the aluminum is tempered and when you weld it you take the temper out of it. This is fine for an emergency. When you take the temper
out you have two dissimilar metals below the waterline area with pounding they will crack.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Al G
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Woops
Thanks Comitan, It's back to square one! You people are the best.
Albert G
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comitan
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Al
I went into Starcraft boats the 2005 is still riveted but they advertise double riveted. Also some reiforcment welding..
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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4baja
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pomano you are right on and thats what i tell friends, find a boat that feels good and you wil be stocked. otherwise a future with back problems can
happen. you have a great boat from the pics that ive seen and you chose well. ive chosen the boat for next year and it will be in the 21 foot range.
may come down to fish that area this xmas but surf on the pacific may draw me away.
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Santiago
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Pompono: critique on shore lunch:
1. flowers jambed in plastic cup instead of a propper vase.
2. 2 bottles of catsup????
3. voltive candle is too small - doesn't balance in the arraingement - it's also lit which means there's no way this is a shore lunch in Baja.
4. Deli potato salad? From a N Dakotan? someone's mother is turning.
5. Cheese wheel is probably overkill, don't you think?
6. It's so easy to find cute little salt/pepper grinders - why settle for the cardboard off-the-self varitety?
7. Never bring the oven-mit to the setting - use a small cloth draped over your hands and forearms.
8. Whatever's in the yellow tub behind the offending catsup, just leave it at home.
9. Rod holder is not a "Fish-on" but some cheap Canadian knock-off.
I can handle all of the above, but Coca Cola for a Baja shore lunch??? Have you no shame?????????
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bowser
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Thanks again everyone. You gave us lots to think about. I thought I'd report back. We decided on a 15 foot Klamath with a 35 HP Mercury outboard.
We got a good deal on it used and it should be a good starter boat. Someday perhaps a Panga like Pauline's!
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Hook
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Congrats
Klamaths are good boats.
Now, dont forget to carry a sea anchor of some type in case the engine dies and the boat wants to drift with the stern into the waves. A five gallon
bucket on a long rope will probably work on a light boat like that.
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bajabum
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The all around best goanywhere inside lagaurdia, easy to launch/tow, fuel efficient, fishable,gonna beat ya up a little boat for anywhere in Baja is a
19 foot aluminium gregor/bayrunner type boat with a 50-70 HP motor. 15 ft klamath will do the job but you are gonna wish you had bought a little more
boat after a few trips and you will be limited most of the time to fishing and exploring Smith and the other close to shore islas. The fish will be
just out of reach for you alot of the time. I fished Baja with 15ft tinboats (valco,klamath,crestliner) for alot of years before upgrading to a 19ft
bayrunner and I can tell ya the difference is huge!
Work is just something I do to keep me buzy between baja trips!
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