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acadist
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Tin Boat
What do you guys think about this one?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/14-Aluminum-Boat-/12060237096...
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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Russ
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Get it!
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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rocmoc
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With a 25hp it will move along really well!
rocmoc n AZ/Baja
rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
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Russ
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If you're going to pull it down here on dirt roads you'll probably would want to beef up the tires, axle & springs. If it's still available at
that price snag it you can't loose money on that deal and even with a small leak it'll get you on the water! That's a lot of motor for a boat that
size & I love those older quirky Evenrudes.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Bob and Susan
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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
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Skipjack Joe
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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 
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baitcast
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Looks good to me,ran a rig like that for years down there with half the hp,can,t beat the price.
Rob
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Barry A.
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My experience tells me that the package quoted there would normally run from $1500 to $2000 +
Great deal.
Barry
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Pescador
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That is not the boat you want for salt water use. It is built with rivets and would not make it through one season without developing lot of leaks.
The owner already talks about the fact that it is leaking a little bit. They built these boats (which are fine for fresh water) with a rubber seam
and where the two seams come together they are rivited. Salt water has a way of beating these rivets and they start to leak very quickly. There are
very few fixes to stop the leaking and I have seen a good number of supposed fixes that at best are only temporary. What you need for an aluminum
cartopper type boat is something that was welded and made by either Gregor, Klamath, Valco, or a new Duroboat like Russ has.
If you think that you can not live without the boat then the best thing to do is to get a seam sealer from Cabela's and plan on doing all the seams,
inside and outside, and then get a year or two out of it. Or you can look at sites like Boattraderonline and put in Gregor, Klamath, or Valco and
find some pretty good used boats for not much more money.
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Barry A.
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Pesky----------aren't VALCO's riveted, and not welded?
Barry
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rts551
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http://tucson.craigslist.org/boa/1871546008.html
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boe4fun
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The hull looks like an old Sears model I used to have. OK for freshwater or on the ocean with minimum swells/wave chop.
Two dirt roads diverged in Baja and I, I took the one less graveled by......
Soy ignorante, apático y ambivalente. No lo sé y no me importa, ni modo.
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b1
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My 13' Valco is riveted. It does leak some at the seams. To combat this, I installed a removeable bilg pump which operates on a float. It removes
the seeping water quite well; an inexpensive and suitable fix for me. b1
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BajaBruno
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I'd have to weigh in on the side of Skipjack Igor and Pescador. Rivets are a problem, except on fairly new boats or when you don't care about leaks.
That boat has a very flat bottom that will pound badly in the chop, and little freeboard for the weight of all that stuff (wood floor and pedestal
seats) in it. Those low freeboard boats need to have as little weight in them as possible to maintain buoyancy, particularly when running with the
waves and with a couple normal sized men onboard.
My old 13' Gregor was welded.
My current 20' Valco is welded.
However, it looks like a fine boat for a flat lake.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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bajabass
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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.
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Cypress
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When Pescador speaks, listen and take notes. 
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acadist
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Thanks for the input everyone! I am not looking to get a boat right now but if the right one pops up...... I would be looking to get something to use
in Baja and in the lakes up here. Eventually want to get a smaller cuddy cabin so my kids have a place out of the sun but saw this one and thought it
may be something to hold me over untill I save for what I want.
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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Barry A.
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You can buy a 'bimini' for a small alum. boat, providing good shade and they work great, and do not cost too much, and you can leave them up while
you steam along, even at high speed..
Mine on my whaler works great, and I leave it up all the time except when trailering it.
I have never seen a 12' or 14' VALCO that was welded------all riveted. Perhaps new ones are welded????
Barry
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baitcast
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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]
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Barry A.
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I had a 12' FURY alum. (made in GA) with super high freeboard and a turned up prow, but with rivets (loose rivets)-----used it in Baja for 15 years
and it got pounded several times in big waves, and I actually caved in the bottom once on a big swell when I was going too fast, and had to beach it
and jump up and down in it on the beach to force the bottom back out, then I wedged drift wood under the thwarts and the bottom to hold the bottom in
place-----and went steaming on. It leaked like screen-door, but with an automatic bildge pump working on demand I never had any problems with it.
If the bildge pump quit, I had a hand pump in reserve, but never had to use it.
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
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