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latina
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welded aluminum boats in Baja?
I've never seen a welded aluminum fishing boat ( Kingfisher, Eaglecraft, Coastal Craft, etc..) in Baja... they are awesome and coveted in the Pacific
Northwest and the North...but does anyone have such a boat in Baja? Why not?
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Martyman
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I have a Bayrunner and I've see quite a few others in The Cortez.
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There is one in Mulege.....not sure of the make but the boat name is"Little Toot". Jim
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DENNIS
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I think Gregors are welded. They're pretty common.
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Gregors are short shelf life boats...they are pretty much junk after 6-10 years...Electrolysis has em for lunch. AND Puleez dont tell me they can be
fixed or it can be avoided....I had a painted alum Starcraft here for a lot of years and it may have survived, on Clear Lake Cal....3 Gregors 3
Junkers, slow learner...Run a Triumph now....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
AND Puleez dont tell me they can be fixed or it can be avoided....I |
OK, Chuckie, thanks. I didn't say they were good. I just said they're welded.
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chuckie
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Dennis, old pal, I wasnt taking you to task.....
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The kind of boat they are asking about is nothing like a gregor, or most of the small aluminiun boats you are thinking about. There must be some down
here, but because of the price , not many. The guy I bought my Blackman from sold it to buy a Pacific skiff to use in Idaho.
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chuckie
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Huh? I had a 28 Blackman with a Volvo Diesel here for eons...I paid way north of 50K for the Blackman 25 years ago...You must be confused...
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msteve1014
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I'm not confused. I have a 1980, 20 foot blackman, and he has a brand new 23 foot pacific skiff. 
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msteve1014
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Google ( Kingfisher, Eaglecraft, Coastal Craft, etc..) pacific skiff. Smart guy
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I am a smart guy....You may be a smart ass....If I am wrong, it wouldnt be the first time....Your deal, I opt out...
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msteve1014
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Don't "opt out", do the research.
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I have seen several "welded alum boats" of the type used in the northwest and they do fine here but the majority of the welded boats were Klamaths,
Valco's, and Gregors. They were distinguished from Riveted boats which did not hold up at all with the pounding from the ocean usage.
Because of the high salinity in the Sea of Cortez, one still needs to take extra precaution against electrolisis, but several that have been here
are still in use. For many years I had a Quintrex which is a 1/4 in plate aluminum boat that was built in Australia where they called them the
aluminum Boston Whaler. That boat is still going strong with no problems and I see it on the water almost weekly. In fact the layout was better than
my Triumph which was certainly not designed by a salt water fisherman.
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whistler, that foto gets me all gooey inside! visions of fishies dancing in my dreams....
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latina
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Thank you for your input! The boat is 30'... if the boat is trailerable and so no worry about electrolysis, would you think there would be any reason
why it wouldn't be a great fishing boat in Baja, as it is in the North?
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That boat would get awfully hot to the touch in the La Paz sun
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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I used two welded Alum. boats (tin boats) in Baja, both boats were over 40 years old when I sold them----both were Gregors---one a 14 footer, the
other a 12 footer. They were in almost perfect shape all those years, tho we did break some support brackets by hitting huge waves at to high a speed
occasionally, and did sorta cave-in the bottom of the 12 footer once, by hitting a big wave with an over-loaded boat. Had to land, beach tho boat,
and jump up and down on the caved in part until it sprung back out. Then we jammed drift wood under one of the seats to hole the hull in place. Fun,
fun.
I did rinse them down with fresh water when we got the chance.
I loved those boats-----we carried both (at different times) on top of our camper so they would not get beat up on the washboard roads. Trailers will
tear up your boat on the washboards.
Barry
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
Because of the high salinity in the Sea of Cortez, one still needs to take extra precaution against electrolisis, ... |
Don't mean to hijack this thread, but I've seen this mentioned a few times about the SOC, and not sure where this comes from. In fact the salinity of
the SOC is between 3.50 and 3.58% (higher in the North) and the average salinity of the Pacific Ocean is 3.50%. The Red Sea is the "saltiest" ocean
at 4.0%. The Salton Sea is 4.4%
Just saying.............
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| Quote: | Originally posted by latina
Thank you for your input! The boat is 30'... if the boat is trailerable and so no worry about electrolysis, would you think there would be any reason
why it wouldn't be a great fishing boat in Baja, as it is in the North? |
Yes of course it would a serviceable boat most anyplace.
But be forewarned about placing that boat on a trailer and thinking it will avoid any corrosion, as a result of being on a trailer.
The minute aluminum meets saltwater, the corrosion starts......albeit very slowly in most cases.
As a precautionary tool in helping to avoid, or slow down the corrosion, look into obtaining some "Salt Away" solution that helps with a more complete
removal of dried on salt....over and above what only fresh water will provide.
The quality of aluminum and the alloys it contains will determine the rate of corrosion.
On edit.....the SaltAway will also help cut the salt residue from your motor(s) cooling system more so than fresh water alone.
[Edited on 6-15-2013 by DaliDali]
[Edited on 6-15-2013 by DaliDali]
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