I've been around aluminum fishing boats all my life. I do a lot of bay and ocean on good days. Corrosion is a problem with aluminum regardless of anodes. Anodes on your motors will for the most part protect them....Anodes on the boat will protect the hull from being eaten up...Crevice corrosion...
UPDATE
Pacific Trailer did get back to me yesterday, apologized for the delay and we have exchanged multiple emails back in forth in 24hrs. I will likely be sourcing my trailer from them.
Stevens Marine in PDX responded to my email request in less than 4hrs restoring my faith that some...
Doing my part to "Make America Great Again" buying USA first when given a choice! 🇺🇸
Yeah, I've bought a couple of boats from Stevens Marine. Top notch.
Yes I did stop by Sportcraft and Tim was awesome. Problem is that I'm a died in the wool Mercury freak. Honda and Sukuki are not options for me. That leaves me with two options. Purchase a bare boat and have it rigged someplace else or buy from a Merc dealer (my preference).
So in researching every angle I can in preparation of ordering a new C-Dory I have not found a more frustrating experience in trying to purchase anything with a price tag north of $100 in my life. It seems most folks aren't interested in sales unless you're standing in front of them. My...
Appreciate all the responses. It's funny how off topic these threads end up. Good news is as far as trim tabs go, they're now standard on the 19', sounds like for good reason. That said I am more concerned about port to starboard balance than bow to stern. Right now thinking about mounting the...
We are seriously considering ordering a new 19'. Yes a 19' not a 22' for various reasons that make sense for us. This is first and foremost a fishing boat. It will spend a lot of time trolling with a "cannot live without 4stroke power tilt kicker" which leads me to my question and maybe a...