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Snowbird
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Joined: Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:44 am Posts: 91 Location: Salt Lake City, Ut 84121
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 riveted hulls
how many of you run a riveted hull with a surface drive?
I was looking to purchase a geaux custom boat but they are booked thru the year. in place of that, i can purchase a used 2007 mod-v 1546 all welded alumacraft for a good deal or just pick up a new 1648 open hull riveted alumacraft. if i go with either of those, i'll likely need some pods since i'm looking to put a 40 kohler on the back of it.
i wan't to do things right but i don't feel like spending the money if i can't get what i want. instead, i'm trying to find a good weight to horsepower ratio that will work well for a season or two and then be able to put that motor on a custom boat later.
Do you think a shallow mod-v alumacraft will work silt shallows (4-12")?
_________________ 23 MB mini w/ IM heads, BPS rockers/rods and gutted exhaust on a rivited 1648 crestliner.
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 3:54 pm |
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tmorelli
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 205 Location: Newcastle, OK
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 Re: riveted hulls
With a riveted hull, a year or two is exactly what you would get- if you baby it. Why not go with one of the other "custom shops"? I dont think Geaux has any substantially unique design that cant be had elsewhere. I doubt GT, PD, Aucoin, Brother breaux, or Phowler, etc are all booked up for the rest of the year. Oh, dont forget GD either. I thought Mormons and other Ute's were Excel loyalists anyway. 
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Snowbird
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Joined: Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:44 am Posts: 91 Location: Salt Lake City, Ut 84121
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 Re: riveted hulls
_________________ 23 MB mini w/ IM heads, BPS rockers/rods and gutted exhaust on a rivited 1648 crestliner.
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:53 pm |
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Snowbird
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Joined: Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:44 am Posts: 91 Location: Salt Lake City, Ut 84121
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 Re: riveted hulls
do you know if any of those custom shops have regular shipments up this way? It'd be nice to not have to give up my firstborn on shipping costs.
_________________ 23 MB mini w/ IM heads, BPS rockers/rods and gutted exhaust on a rivited 1648 crestliner.
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Sun Aug 16, 2009 6:55 pm |
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forever draggin
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 6664 Location: in the marsh with a boat load full of dead hookers
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 Re: riveted hulls
i had a 14ft riveted alumacraft with a 24hp honda long tail and was forced to buy a new hull at the end of the second season because of the rivets leaking, and popping out as well as busting a holw through the floor twice
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:43 pm |
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forever draggin
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 6664 Location: in the marsh with a boat load full of dead hookers
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 Re: riveted hulls
did i mention i bought this boat new?
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Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:44 pm |
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Snowbird
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Joined: Sat Aug 08, 2009 12:44 am Posts: 91 Location: Salt Lake City, Ut 84121
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 Re: riveted hulls
_________________ 23 MB mini w/ IM heads, BPS rockers/rods and gutted exhaust on a rivited 1648 crestliner.
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:35 pm |
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J_Ho
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Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:10 am Posts: 299 Location: Gonzales, LA
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 Re: riveted hulls
I had an Alumacraft for about 4 years with a 23GDLT on it. After the first year it began to leak. Wait and get what you want. I'm not much help on the custom shops though. I've been satisfied with what is offered through mass prod. However - I'm shopping 
_________________ 18' Weldcraft - 90HP 1654 GD 35GDSD Bone stock, including a rusty exhaust.
The only time I've rooted for the crimson tide, my gf was 3 days late.
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 2:50 pm |
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mrn
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:39 pm Posts: 14 Location: Duck Hole, ND
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 Re: riveted hulls
I'm using a riveted 1648 polarkraft to float a 36PD. It works for my conditions. I don't hit a lot of rocks or stumps, just shallow muddy bottoms and cattails. I'm sure I could tear it up I wanted to, but what's the point? My goal was to use it until I needed to move-up, but so far it's been doing fine. No leaks. Steel-flex helps too.
I had pods on the boat from when I used a long-tail - I took the pods off because they got in the way.
Mine works well in 4-12" mud with organic crap in it. Our run-off/silt is very clayish here, but I've gone across silt flats (100 yds) with water only an inch or two deep leaving big ruts. Pretty sure I would have been in a bad position if I had stopped.
M.
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Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:28 pm |
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knckemdwn
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:52 pm Posts: 12 Location: northern minnesota
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4th year with an alumacraft 1648 RIVETED...Started with a bevertail 20 longtail, then a 35 longtail and now 2nd year with a 27 prodrive. Not one issue...hhmmm
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:39 pm |
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tmorelli
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Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:55 am Posts: 205 Location: Newcastle, OK
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_________________ 1854 GTB with a stock (for now) 35 GTR
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:49 pm |
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DeathMetalDukk
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sat Jun 27, 2009 11:50 pm Posts: 3777 Location: Knotts Island, North Carolina.
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 Re: riveted hulls
Not many people here have welded hulls, mud hulls just haven't hit that hard here yet, they're busy wearing out their old polarkrafts. Holding up fine so far. Seen a 18' Polarkraft wear a 36pd for a few years, and lots of Mudbuddies (I know, but we have a dealer) on them. I dunno how we got so many damn Polarkrafts here anyways.
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 9:09 pm |
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forever draggin
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 6664 Location: in the marsh with a boat load full of dead hookers
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Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:32 pm |
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3peckeredbilly
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Joined: Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:47 pm Posts: 279
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 Re: riveted hulls
All depends on where and how you run it. I run in southern Minnesota and see only riveted hulls. I have a "custom shop" hull and guarantee most guys that have the riveted ones will not do the stuff I do. Most waters here are not near the mud conditions of down south, but the vegetation can be thick and when I do find the mud it is "eat sh*t and get the f*ck out of my way!!!!!"
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