You failed to mention that one decent welder will cost you the same or more per hour as two guys hired to drive and buck rivets. Where I’m from it’s that way at least

Got me, Will always prefer an Aluminum boat. If'n had the $. Would get Lunds biggest boat they make. Maybe 1 day they will make 24 footers.

My G3 is my first boat out of many that doesn’t leak.

You dont see any riveted boats up hells canyon on class 4 and 5 rapids. Theres a reason for that. Lewiston Idaho/Clarkston Washington is the jet boat capital of the world.

The problem in comparing the two modes of construction is that of build quality and design. Crappy boats have been built using either technique which will then firmly put people in one camp, or another, depending on their personal negative experience. Done properly there is likely little real world difference between the two methods, although personally on smaller boats using thin aluminum, I prefer rivets, just because welding thin materials produces a real chance of compromising the base material and it cracking.

Carry Kimbers for reliability😂😂 not a trustworthy source. Pure anecdote driven story.

I owned a welded Crestliner and a 12” seam split open in the hull. No rough stuff. I checked with the dealer and they called Crestliner and the repair was approved. A local weld shop did the repair and sent the bill to the dealer. We do have a riveted boat as well and no issues with it.

Alot of both , really depends on the quality of the work done by the riviter or welder , weather its monday or friday , quality of mayerial is key to any things man made , but if your builder isnt on top of his or her game then your product suffers .

I would never own a aluminum shower stall on the Great Lakes.Love my Ranger.

I’ve had several welded aluminum boats (and pontoons) and never had a leak. When I was young, we had several riveted John boats and they all eventually leaked

I don't understand --- the picture at 3:08 shows SigSauer 180 grain FMJ why isn't he using Underwood 200 grain hard cast???? Is this guy really a professional or is he to cheap to buy the goodstuff? The 180 grain @1250 fps is soft lead surrounded by a jacket and will deform the 200 grain hard cast at 1250 fps will penetrate better thru that much bear fat. BUT today there's another great choice it's call the 460 Rowland, that's what I would have for bear hunting follow-up. A step up from the already great 10mm.

Comparing plane and boats is further than apples and oranges... types of stress, vibrations, etc are completely different. Fiberglass boat builder with 40 years experience and also have owned a few smaller aluminum "skiffs" - smaller boats under 18ft for lake use in short interval wind chop = 100% riveted will outperform in most cases ... when you get into larger scale BC/Alaska ocean boats from 20ft-40ft - you will see 100% welded 100% of the time

I carry a Springfield XDM Elite 10 mm with a 4.5 inch barrel and 220 grain Underwood Ammo hardcast bullets. That was a mouthful

I’m in the market for a 30 foot cat what is the best option?

Doesn't know what load he was carrying? WTF? Yeah this guy is serious listen to him. "What load did you have in the gun?" "I don't know, it was some kind of heavy solid I think."

A little late to the video but do you happen to know what 45 ACP rounds they were using? thanks!

paynga ... is pronounced pahnga

I was part of the artifical reef program with many others been tryin to.keep upnwith the fishing on the reef

@ 3:21 - What kind of fish is that?

OK, I’m gonna let you people in on a little secret. Are you ready? The best way and the quickest way to stop a bear is always carry salmon in your pocket if he or she decides to charge you run to your left throw the salmon to your right keep running as fast as you can Until you Can’t run no more Then wait 10 minutes walk back to where you threw the salmon and see if it’s still there if it’s gone, you’re probably next run like hell that bear is Most likely still hungry. Remember These wise words, you’ll thank me later

I had so much fun making this video, let me know other Top 5 videos you would like to see. Thanks for watching!

I have made many of trips to Dog Island with a boat less than ideal when conditions turned bad fast motor literally cavitating heading back with following seas. If you ever surfed in a boat you know. Don't buy a boat and think you're bullet proof. Slick calm sounds a like a whether man not the guy on the boat.

Here’s the suggestion Radon made in California. Excellent small boat.

Good channel bud , , 👍. Hope to see more , , Paul Yorkshire UK 👍. ..

I’ve had almost every boat type you mentioned aside from the 3600hp option lol. Three cats from 25-26. First an Ocean Star 250 CC. Same hull that Hydrosport put that atrocious looking cap on. Excellent riding cat and would plane on one 130. Second was 260 Glacier Bay Canyon Runner. Unbelievable ride, but you would get side to side action in a cross sea due to it being semi displacement, but never would it pound. Biggest issue was speed. Currently have a 26 Twin Vee CC w twin 200 Suzuki’s. Only negative is storage and lack of fish boxes, but it will run 37 loaded and still get 2.3. Back it down to lower 30’s and I can get 2.6 after burning some fuel. Being in South Louisiana we have some very long runs, so the speed and efficiency is huge for me. Maybe one day I’ll be able to afford a 30 to 40’ cat, but the TV does everything I need. Not to mention will run in 2’ of water.

I had a 21' Carolina Skiff for 13+ years, fished it hard. Not fast enough to go too far from the beach because you can't beat bad weather back in. But when I did get caught is some rough weather, the skiff got us back safe, but wet and felt like loose teeth from the pounding ride! I switched to Sportsman bay boats in 2019, the Sportsman and a few other bay boats with the carolina flare are dryer than people may think, I have ran some rough water in my 24' Sportsman, solid ride and very dry. I just purchased a new Sportsman 247 masters with Yamaha 300 a few months ago, the only other boat I considered was a Tideline 235 cat. I opted out on the cat because I do fish alone from time to time and being a trailered boat, that's a lot of boat to deal with launching and loading alone.

If it being towed it’s hard to beat a catamaran. not to mention they are more fuel efficient. I love my 32’ catamaran

Such a dumb list

If fish in the jack family got as big as marlin they would be unstoppable on rod and reel. Imagine a 1500 lb amberjack. 😮

There's no such thing as sport fishing

It's all about ammo choice, less about caliber. The problem with FMJ is that it still expands somewhat when hitting a fluid barrier such as bear fat. So you already get less penetrative power. The only type of ammo someone should have equipped in their sidearm while hunting big game is heavy grain hard cast. It's actually insane how it transforms a sidearm's big game lethality. I personally carry .45 Super in 255gr Hard Cast when I'm in bear, moose, or mountain lion country. I watched a video recently where a young man in Alaska killed a charging coastal brown sow with about eight shots of just .40S&W in 220gr hard cast out of a Glock20. People in old days would have killed for the gear we have nowadays.

I´ll stick with glassfiber epoxy

The Glock 20 in 10mm is very popular in Alaska with 200gr and 220gr Hardcast . 45 Super is very popular in Glock 21 with 250gr / 255gr Hardcast in my house also in Alaska.

thank you for sharing!

How does the Lund oh, I ask in 2075 compared to other boats in the same class

Post weld heat treatment of aluminum is required for optimum strength, planes would be lighter being welded if there was a practical way to build wings, welded and heat treatment without warping etc.

Could you tell me please , In a group of 15 hp motors , where would the Tohatsu 15 fit , is it a top brand ?? And what about Suzuki ??

You said stupid stuff ?

36 rounds dayummm

baited bear hunting sounds so lame

Price?????????????????

lehi is a best fish

I about sunk in a late nineties 19’ riveted hull boat I purchased used. I didn’t see any signs of of loose rivets before taking it out. Luckily the auto bilge came on and started draining and I hit it back to the dock. I’ll never own another in that size.

When weather conditions get rough, you want longer wider and taller boats.. being a catamaran makes it nicer when moving through choppy waters.

Id rather be in the Calcutta over the Costa or twinvee in anything over 3'. The older twins are solid but newer ones are built terribly and the Costa wouldn't do as well as the Calcutta if its too crappy to get on top.

I worked for Boeing and cut sealed and riveted the beauty strip the top of fuselage to the bottom.have to be very careful shooting and bucking rivets

Can you post his website link and phone number please?

Grounded you lose your electronics, you throw your eprib or using your hand held radio/phone for help. Ungrounded it may blow a hole in the boat bottom and fry your electronics and you sink and float in the water waiting for help... So I am hard pressed to understand why you wouldn't recommend grounding.

This happened to me in Camachee Cove marina in my 32’ Cobia and I got shocked through the steering wheel. Not that bad but I definitely felt it. No one else on the boat felt it.

Starcraft Delta/Smokercraft Adventure is better than several of these options.