Fiberglass runabout boat
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Slightly cheaper to purchase (But you pay for this in other costs. Now I run a slightly bigger American fibreglass centre console and would never go back to aluminium. I then had a year and half with no boat but was constantly watching for when the price and hull type I was looking for popped up. (Although most fibreglass boats use composite board now) Handle a lot of punishment (But rattle your teeth out.
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Little to no maintenance - Easier to clean (No buffing/waxing etc) Less fuel and smaller motor required (Again, lighter) These are just a few things from the top of my head that I experienced.Ī lot easier to launch an retrieve (Lighter)
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I first owned a small aluminium centre console that I fished inshore with comfortably, only when I became comfortable with the boat and a bit more experience fishing offshore I used to do trips to the FAD regularly. Personally for bay/estuary, all you need is a 4m alloy like a quintrex or stacer etc with a 25PH tiller steer.īUT you need to establish how many people you will be regularly taking along & how much comfort you would like as the more people then you could need to be getting into a larger boat with say a 1/2 cabin, hydraulic steer ect ect. Nothing beats getting onto different types of boats to "feel" what is the difference is.īut failing having the opertunity to do that I would be doing some research through sites like these to get some sort of understanding. Im not planning to take it outside but that depends on what boat I end up buying. Thanks Noel, why change to glass for a bit bigger? Yes rivers and lakes mostly, maybe an odd trip to Botany Bay for kingys.