After spending months looking at all sorts of different options , kicking hundreds of tyers , getting b**s**d  too by every delaer and his dog , I finaly decided to buy a second hand Fy Glass boat . Obviously this was driven by economic factors ( and the wife wants a trip overseas )  .

However I whould be interested to here pepole's ideas on what is the best for fishing .  Alli ? or  Fy glass ?

does the noise from waves on a Alli effect the fish ?

Is the strength and lightness of Alli the only advantage ?

I know all of you must have your different thoughts , so look forward to a good debate starting .

Willy,

My 2 cents worth. I own an ali pontoon and my previous boat was ali as well. If it is a hard out fishing boat then ali wins hands down. Don't have to worry about dings and knocks etc and washing down is easier. Less hp to push them along, but they don't ride as well and are not as quiet and generally less stable at rest.

cheers

lalandi  12 BOATS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! blody hell lucky for some . Or let me guess you are a dealer ?

Good point on the hp did not think of that .

Naki , you from the Naki ? spent 3 years down that way myself .

 am guessing that Ali is better for hard core fish�s and fy glass maybe better as all round family hauler ?

Hang on a sec.... when you're talking about glass.... are you talking about glass covered ply???? In my very novice opinion I have found that fibreglass is a lot lighter than ali... therefore is a lot lighter to tow and less horsepower is required when getting along....  however having said this I am talking about straight fibreglass and not glass covered ply..... glass covered ply I would steer well clear of as there are too many things that can go wrong with it.... ie/ply rot......

Staight ply has a few good advantages over ali... for example, it is lighter, quieter, warmer, cheaper to run and easier to fix than ali when holed... ali on the over hand is more robust and less likely to hole, is easier to clean and basically maintainence free apart from the standard wash after an outing....

Lalandi, currently I don't own a boat... you got something either ali or straight glass, with a good motor....12-14 ft, with the right price tag????

The boat itself is not the deciding factor..... its how you use it..... each to there own.... any boat is better than no boat.... as long as it stays a float.....

Cheers TC

Lalandi , ahhhhh now I see , had a look at your site and can see how it whould very much work for some , good concept . However have already got the boat and as I live all of 50mts from the boat ramp the conveniance of looking out the window , deciding to go fish and being on the water in 15 min's whould make me a fool to go drive into town to pick up a boat etc .

In saying that have a mate at work who wants to get a boat and I see your concept as been perfect for him I will put him onto your site .

thanks for the tip

Yes Tomsta... I have everything you need in a boat for a good price. I dont wish to do any online advertising or deals so you should pm me and check out our operation.   

Willie... good onya.

Lalandi.....feel free to provide a link for these good people....I will leave it with you mate!.......

if you have specific advertising needs then we can talk! in fact that goes for anyone reading this...it is time were this site needs to become self funding as the owners aren't prepaered to invest too much more with seeing a return.

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Kerren,

          Do you think burgers would sell here ?? 

Cheers

AC

fishermen eat don't they, AC?........I will start a specific thread for this topic next week....I mean it is 5:53pm on a Friday evening and I should have knocked off ages ago!

Ali Boats pluses - light , room , (with exception Lazercraft) hard riding but very functional. Biggest problem = ELECTROLYSIS. iF you think you do not have any - have another look(take floor apart if necessary). If you have any of that little grey jelly - look out.

Glass Boats - heavy to tow , hard on th etow vehicle. Generally better riding (not always) and need bigger motor to power. Pretty to look at but often not set out for sportfishing inside with restricted room.

I often get criticised for the size of mine (quite a smallone) but it is how I use it that counts.

Russ

I had always promised anyone whowould listen that I would go for an ally boat, for all the reasons listed above. Now i have indeed seen pretty much all the ally options out there, but what have i always ended up getting? Glass. du-oh!

Ohwell....the reason why? They are nicer to be around. Nicer to touch. Nicer to be in the water in. Looks better so when you are not out fishing in them, they are nicer to give a cuddle too... all that sorta stuff.

As for not having as much fishing space in them.. well, if you are talking boats like rayglasses etc well, perhaps so, but man, look at the cockpit in my challenger 680... room to spare, so that also depends on the model you look at.

for a boat that is not only for fishing, but also has to do family work, glass is way better, more user friendly.

Anyhow, those are the points i have always found to be convincing when buying, as opposed to looking at, boats.

cheers, Stu.