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Old 11-30-2012
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Re: Pros and cons of steel sailboats
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Hummm, I get your point. It is because Aluminum is a shitty material for boat building that " 50% of boats in America are built from aluminum". It makes sense

The Advantages of Having an Aluminum Boat |

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Paulo
No the boats are built of aluminum because the goal was to produce a light boat that could be trailered.
Bryce

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That does not make sense an aluminium boat is not lighter than a cored fiberglass boat and a fiberglass boat is less expensive.
You are kidding right?
Last edited by BryceGTX; 11-30-2012 at 10:37 PM.
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