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Originally Posted by PUREBAY2200
Sooooo
Back to aluminum boats?
What the diff in the materials or thickness from an xpress to a gaudet , scully or the other custom boats?
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Thickness of the aluminum has a great deal to do with how much abuse it will take. I've had a few aluminum boats both factory buil and custom. Also with thinner metal it will flew more and leads to cracking welds if not properly braced and if you really pound one it doesn't matter how its braced when it thin(1/8th inch or less). My current boat is 21foot bay boat built by Sportsmans Fab in morgan city.the hule is built out of all 3/16th aluminum and a friend "bumped"his fiberglass mud boat against it at the camp and needless to say he needed fiberglass work to repair the damage and my boat barely had a stratch. Nothing against Xpress but a custom boat will usually take more abuse and last longer but they're more expensive as well.