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2016 Tracker Boats All-Welded Jon Boat Grizzely 1648 SC, 2013 Tracker Grizzly 1860 CC All-Welded 16,500 Emory, Texas Year 2013 Make Tracker Model Grizzly 1860 CC All-Welded. its your choice but imho i would buy the welded boat, id also find a dealer that would help me get what i want instead of trying to talk me into another choice. Province: British Columbia 3170 1st Ave N, Port Alberni V9Y 4C2. and as far as lasting a lifetime i wouldnt worry to much about a riveted boat, my grandpa has a 1953? lonestar aluminum v-bottom that seeps a little at the rivets but its still going strong. either way that you go it wont be the wrong choice. riveted boats will eventually leak at the rivets because the boat needs to flex, welded boats will eventually break welds, because the boat needs to flex and the welds are the weak point just like the rivets. an aluminum boat will flex to some degree, period. The downside is that a riveted boat is more likely to leak. that is not saying anything is wrong with riveted thats just the design. Riveting is easier and cheaper than welding, and it helps boat manufacturers create boats quicker and cheaper. so almost all welded boats are thicker, heavier, and sturdier than riveted boats.
#Riveted vs welded jon boat skin#
reason, the thinner aluminum will distort(warp) with the heat from welding, more than the thicker guage will. The skin is usually rivetted for two reasons (1) it is much easier to remove or replace a rivetted panel, and (2) the skin-to-structure mating location is in. however, most riveted boats are made from thinner guage aluminum. There is no chance of the welds corroding and causing the boat to leak, and the welds will never come loose over time. Welded aluminum boats are much more reliable than riveted boats. This enhances the performance of these boats much better. it really doesnt matter about welded over riveted, ill take a welded boat every time. Welded aluminum boats are much lighter than riveted counterparts because of the absence of rivets. I have never talked to a boat dealer that has said welded boats are cheaper than riveted.
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