ALUMINUM BOAT, why & how (30 mins.)

#aluminumboats #alloyplateboats #aluminumworkboats
🕶😎''DITCH THE GLITZ'' 🕶😎 (NO CHANCE THIS WILL EVER GET 100K VIEWS! NOT GLITZY ENOUGH, FOR THE GENERAL SHEEPLES 😆😆)

JANUARY 2020:
PRACTICALITY, LOW MAINTENANCE, LIGHT WEIGHT, SHALLOW DRAFT, FUEL ECONOMY, CARRY HUGE LOADS, ARE JUST A FEW REASONS I HAD THE 'JETTYWOLF', BUILT.

WHY DID I CHOOSE AND HOW DID I GO ABOUT HAVING MY PERFECT ALUMINUM CHARTER BOAT BUILT.

I WANTED A BOAT BUILT THE WAY I WANTED IT, (to a point)
YOU HAVE TO START SOME WHERE AND BLACKLAB MARINE PROVIDED ME WITH ALL THE INFO I WANTED. IMPECCABLE SERVICE FROM START TO FINISH.

HAVING BLM ON THE EAST COAST WAS A BIT LESS EXPENSIVE AND QUICKER TO GO SEE, RIDE AND HAVE 3 GLORIOUS COOL DAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY, SINCE I WAS LEAVING HOT FLORIDA, TO GO ORDER MY NEW CHARTER BOAT.

BECAUSE OF TIME, I DIDN'T COVER MANY THINGS IN THIS VIDEO.
BUT THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE, I COULD HAVE.

HERE'S THE COMPLETE PLAYLIST ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL ABOUT MY BOAT, MY MAINTENANCE, OUTBOARDS, HAVING A CUSTOM TOP FINALLY BUILT AFTER APPROX. 12 YEARS WITHOUT ANY SHADE....I'M OLDER NOW!
ADDING A KICKER MOTOR AND SO MUCH MORE.

HERE'S CAPT FRANK, DOWN YONDER IN ''LaLa' LAND FLORIDA...WE THINK ALIKE, I'M NOT ALONE:

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[independentanalysis]

Greetings from Kennebunkport. Loved the backstory on your boat selection and your trip "DownEast" back in the day. We Mainer's are known for our down home practicality, common sense and hospitality to the town folk and our annual influx of "visitors from away". You have many of those traits from your straight up tell it like it is approach to practicality and things that worked. You would fit right into our coastal culture so well.

Your points on the durability and toughness of "Aluminum Plate Construction" are spot on. Aluminum is about 30% lighter than fiberglass for same size boat. Thus requiring less horsepower for the same performance. Reduced weight increases the "Fuel Efficiency" by a significant factor too. A big plus for a "Charter Business" guy. At the end of a day with the catching is over and its "Clean-up on Aisle Boat-deck", its way easier on a metal deck.

They don't make the big yachts, USCG Cruisers or Patrol boats hulls out of fiberglass, that's for sure. But they make all those "pretty overpriced boats for the players" down in Southern Florida...Fiberglass and "Chemical Enhancements" go so well together. Just like "Big Fish Stories" 🤣

[davidburchard]

I am refitting my second aluminum boat. A 1997 Lund 2250 Sport Cabin Hard Top. It is also very thick plate aluminum. Unbelievable how well this thing has survived. It has only seen freshwater here in Wyoming.

[rabidbeaver]

I have a 1965 lone star 17’ aluminum deep v with a cab that I’m trying to rebuild right now. I love these kind of boats.

[thegreenberetlife]

Badass boat, I love aluminum as well. The only boats I have owned have been aluminum. Currently, I run a Prodrive SBX (self bailing hull), custom built for me that I use in South Florida and Northern Wisconsin. If I ever do a bay boat or center console, it will be aluminum. Thanks for the video, love that tank!

[walldog]

YEP, THATS A TRUE WORKING CAPTAINS VESSEL. BAD ASS TO THE BONE ..END OF DISCUSSION...THANKS FOR THE VIDS OVIEDO FL..

[rogermizzi]

Loved this video. Keep up the good work.

[famous]

Thanks for sharing Capt!! You have an excellent beautiful fishing machine!

[orowock]

Capt Dave, that is the M1 Abrams of the St John's river. The pilot house is really sharp looking too! What a great company, and professionally laid out sales brochure. Great vid,

[ReelinTension]

You are one of my favorite youtubers to watch. I love your no bullshit attitude on things. Very cool story. Thanks for sharing

[catfishstalkeroutdoorswith]

Nice boat Dave. I have a 20' aluminum deep V boat and love aluminum boats. Thanks for the videos.

[jonsmith]

i just ordered a 21 pair custom i chose the 200 suzuki because of your videos i really enjoy youre videos

[bubnale]

What a great video! The info you share is amazing!

[rurite]

I've always admired your boat . I think it's awesome.

[evelitalian]

Awesome video, I'm moving to jax next week and was second guessing on the boat I wanted. Stabicraft. But as you know east coast doesn't have aluminum boat builders. Your video nailed it. Thank you

[CaptDavesSportfishing]

👉👉👉I FAILED TO MENTION: 1/4'' solid plate bottom, 5/16th'' sides, deck, 1/2'' thick transom. NO RIVETS, All welded. Not like the boats at Bass Pro Shops.These are work boats. INTERESTING LINKS IN VIDEO DESCRIPTION, check them out❗

[gsman]

Thanks Captain Dave for taking the time to do a history lesson on your boat. I have a nice fiberglass bay boat but I also am a Tin boat lover. I have another boat that is an Alweld aluminum boat that I just can't let go cause I still enjoy using. Probably use the tinny more than than the fiberglass one.

[ScoutyBoyO]

Are you able to get a boat painted? I've seen a few alum boats that look like fiberglass because of the paint. The industrial look turns off the wife. I love the custom nature of metal.

[twistedjigco.]

What nuts / bolts are safe to use with an aluminum boat? I’ve been hearing stainless steel but NOT galvanized?? I don’t want corrosion on my little boat and can find aluminum bolts anywhere. So What is safe?

[mikeh]

Dave i support you and your channel. Keep on keeping on. I live in the westside of jax and i watch all your videos. Youre a cool guy. Im gonna book a trip one of these days just to hang out.

[robertlaird]

I live in Arlington, WA and the next town over from me is Marysville, WA. I had no idea that these boats were manufactured hear. I'd love to take a factory tour but they only have a P.O. Box and phone number. I guess I could call them up. Actually, the military PT boats that were made for Vietnam were made around my area but they were made out of fiberglass. Many aluminum boat manufactures are based out of the PNW (Pacific Northwest). I love your boat design. It's supper nice looking! I'm thinking of building my own aluminum boat from a kit because that's the only way I can afford a nice boat. There are several companies that offer the CNC cutting files and then you weld it up and install all the other components. I think I could get a boat like yours for about 20k if I built it from a kit myself.