Aluminium vs fibreglass

[purple5ive]

a floor is either a couple of screws to lift in a tinny

20 plus screws in mine :tongue:

[Nickkringle]

Hi all I'm new to this forum and I'm pleased to be apart of it.ive done some surf fishing with no luck but a lot of goodluck landbased at the baron river with whiting.. looking at getting into boating on westernport and port philipbay chasing gummies and snapper mainly and looking at buying a 4.2+ meter tinny or a half cabin fibreglass I've got a fair bit of boating experience in freshwater lakes and rivers but never operated a boat in the bays as I'm new to Victorian waters 5 (years) in victoria.. so I am just asking what's a preferred boat and why fibreglass is better and vice versa. Thanks in advance budget I'm looking at is $6000

have you got suitable space to store the boat and a vehicle capable to tow the new boat?
fibreglass will ride a lot more comfortable. but is also a bit more costlier to maintain (if doing things by the book)
tinnies seem to be more cheaper to buy, specially a used one.
make sure the boats you are looking at has also got a decent trailer, as you will find out the hard way otherwise.
if i were you i would hire a boat first and see what its like on the bay before you take the plunge, the bay is a lot different to lakes and rivers boating wise

Yea well I'm looking at putting it in storage as I live in maryborough so it's a fair drive to fish and I've always made sure the trailers are in top order as I ain't travelling along a freeway and all of a sudden a bearing goes and I'm causing traffic chaos been there done that on our old river boat. And yea I've heard fibreglass are expensive to maintain. I like savage and quintrex tinnies

mate thats a fair distance to drive to do a fishing trip. theres quite a few polycraft boats down your way, i would suggest that you look at them but its out of your rice range, so lets leave it at that.
trailer is a very important part of a fishing boat (that needs to be towed of course) not just bearings. chasis, proper alignment, electricals many things that can stop you going fishing on a dud trailer.
if you already like tinnies then aim for a good used 5m and it will be perfect for a few people out in the bay.
a 2 stroke motor will be cheaper to buy, but also loose money when resale, so take all that into consideration

I'm not concerned about the drive haha I'm a very keen fish and only need a oat to suit 2 people as it's only me and my partner and yea I've always used 2 stroke motors. And yea I'll be making sure the trailer is in a1 condition as I have no skills in electrical issues or chassis

[bowl]

Little over budget ..

[ben475]

if your budget is 6k then aluminium is probably the way to go.

plenty of 5m glass boats around in your budget but anything that price range and age would need closely looking at structurally.

have a look at some boats and try to narrow down what it is you want, try to buy something with a good motor. that little savage above looks ok.

[colnick]

This question has been the subject of many identical threads in my relatively brief time on this forum. Don't forget to just have a look at past posts.

[smile0784]

always a tinny they are stronger and will last longer

and how exactly did you come up with that conclusion?

Was wondering the same thing?

X3

[smile0784]

You probably won't get a decent glass boat for that price.

Better sicking to alloy

[e.welch]

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i would get that because it has everything you need granted it a little expensive but id take that over any fibre glass boat :thumbsup:

[cobby]

Little over budget ..Screenshot_20190429-212748.jpgScreenshot_20190429-212756.jpg

i would get that because it has everything you need granted it a little expensive but id take that over any fibre glass boat :thumbsup:

And yet this, for not much more plus a drive to Queensland is a far better boat than the generic 4.2m boats Telwater pump out. Theres absolutely no comparison between the Haines and the Stacer/Quintrex/Savage.

And it's fibreglass

[Mattblack]

Best boat is someone else's boat.