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<blockquote data-quote="ccm" data-source="post: 353960" data-attributes="member: 13447"><p>What he said.</p><p> Stability defiantly depends on what model/style of v hull you get. My buddy had a 14ft Lone Star about as stable as a trying to stand up in a canoe plus it was heavily used and had a thin hull. When I went on my boat search I finally found an old boat (14ft Sea King built by Arkansas Traveler) I liked the fact that it was flat in the back giving it great stability and it had a hull built out of a thicker gauge of aluminum ( we knocked a hole in my buddies boat & nearly sank :shock: ) I'd say a 16ft would be a good boat to start with. The extra 2ft really make a difference from that of a 14ft boat. Things to look out for: thin hull & major structural damage such as a cracked keel, & large amounts/bad areas of corrosion. And as far a brand goes at one time or another everybody and their brother built aluminum boats so there really are a lot of them still out there & you never really know what you might find.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ccm, post: 353960, member: 13447"] What he said. Stability defiantly depends on what model/style of v hull you get. My buddy had a 14ft Lone Star about as stable as a trying to stand up in a canoe plus it was heavily used and had a thin hull. When I went on my boat search I finally found an old boat (14ft Sea King built by Arkansas Traveler) I liked the fact that it was flat in the back giving it great stability and it had a hull built out of a thicker gauge of aluminum ( we knocked a hole in my buddies boat & nearly sank :shock: ) I'd say a 16ft would be a good boat to start with. The extra 2ft really make a difference from that of a 14ft boat. Things to look out for: thin hull & major structural damage such as a cracked keel, & large amounts/bad areas of corrosion. And as far a brand goes at one time or another everybody and their brother built aluminum boats so there really are a lot of them still out there & you never really know what you might find. [/QUOTE]
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