aluminium boats from usa

[mick.j]

hi there folks. wanting to look at alloy boats from us does any one know what are some of the brands of alloy boats that are made in the us ?

[Dicko]

The yanks aren't real big into tinnies, one that springs to mind is Lund Boats

http://www.lundboats.com/

[mick.j]

The yanks aren't real big into tinnies, one that springs to mind is Lund Boats

http://www.lundboats.com/
thanks Dicko i thought as such.

[Chimo]

hi Mick

Don't forget the Canadians. They have some interesting aluminium craft that are worth a look too./
heres a few

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Canadian+Aluminium+boats&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=3xG&sa=G&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&prmd=ivns&source=univ&tbs=vid:1&tbo=u&ei=zNKWTd6PLITUvQOM3PX2Cw&ved=0CF4QqwQ





Cheers
Chimo

[Chimo]

Mick

Also the NZ esp as 1 Au$ is worth about $1.35

Cheers
Chimo

[Mike Delisser]

Is there anything special you're looking for in an alley boat that we don't have here? I always thought we made some of the best Alley boats in the world here in Aus.
Cheers
MD

[Stik-ugly]

There is also tracker boats

[Muddy Toes]

Is there anything special you're looking for in an alley boat that we don't have here? I always thought we made some of the best Alley boats in the world here in Aus.
Cheers
MD


By reading this thread i get the impression that price is the influence....not build quality.:)

[Chris1984]

so what happens when you buy one of these flash ally hulls from the US and then in 6 months time it splits or you have major dramas (hypothetically) what happens then??????? will they send it back or will they send a team over to fix it??? i don't think so. If you were going to all the drama of getting a custom plate boat built wouldn't it be wiser to have it locally built regardless if you saved a few grand......... Not trying to upset people who have done this but i think it's a pretty big gamble.

[Mike Delisser]

By reading this thread i get the impression that price is the influence....not build quality.:)

Some of them are still using rivets I believe. Though I did see a alloy bass boat called an Tracker Avalanche once that looked ok, you had to get up close to tell it wasn't fibreglass. pic attached below

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/1350/3965481thumb550x410.th.jpg (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/3965481thumb550x410.jpg/)

[mungindi]

Morning,
One option that is worth while looking at if you can not get the style of boat you want in Alloy from local builders is to get in contact with a Naval Architect and have him design and draw up exactly what you want then get prices from some of the local enginering companies to build it for you.
I think from memory to get plans drawn up from scratch it works out to about 2 to 3 %of the total cost of the boat build
I'm yet to see a American alloy boat that wasn't a slab sided pretty plain and dated looking design that needs heaps of horse power , I have always thought that we always had it all over the yank's when it comes to alloy boats. Plus I like to see Australians get the work as I think we have some of the best tradesman around even if it does cost a bit more sometimes to buy locally Just my opinion.
Thank's
Gary

[megafish71]

Have a look around on this site www.aluminiumalloyboats.com (http://www.aluminiumalloyboats.com)

Cheers Ron

[Flex]

so what happens when you buy one of these flash ally hulls from the US and then in 6 months time it splits or you have major dramas (hypothetically) what happens then??????? will they send it back or will they send a team over to fix it??? i don't think so. If you were going to all the drama of getting a custom plate boat built wouldn't it be wiser to have it locally built regardless if you saved a few grand......... Not trying to upset people who have done this but i think it's a pretty big gamble.

Or the Aussie builder you got your boat off 8 months ago goes bust and you gotta pay for the repairs yourself;D

[mick.j]

cheers for all on the feed back.