That being said they are longer lasting and more durable than a riveted boat. Welded boats get heavy and with weight comes stress and eventually the welds begin to crack. I used to build barges and crew boats that got hard use and all were welded and made from. A lot of it has to do with how much you intend to use it. They have stouter transoms making them better for high weight engines and engine that produce a lot of torque on the transom.Īluminum boats don't last forever. With small horse power they can tend to be slower.
Welded boats handle rough water a lot better without developing leaks and cracks. You can weld in all kinds of things to suit your liking. Welded boats are way more expensive, heavier, a lot more tuff, easier to weld due to being. IMO riveted boats are great when you buy a plain Jane boat and do your own customization to suit your needs.
#Riveted vs welded jon boat crack#
Thin aluminum will crack badly when trying to weld a crack up. They are harder to fix a crack in because riveted boats are usually 20 gauge to 40 gauge aluminum which is very hard to weld. Rivets leak some but are easy to fix with the use of two hammers. Riveted Jon boats are lighter, cheaper, faster in some aspects, porpoise more, have weaker transforms. 151 registered members ( Bull64, GrandSlam, Trey, redgineer, Ant67, Brent, DThrash, GUT_SHOT, Solothurn, ALredbone, jake5050, Snuffy, AU coonhunter, jaderhold, johnmcgowan, BCLC, CouchNapper, Zbrann, metalmuncher, akbejeepin, BGR, donia, loprofile, CNC, zgobbler5, JSOG47, pvillehunter, Livintohunt19, ALclearcut, Morris, gwstang, Powpow65, Mmiller, Frankie, Jus_me, Tigger85, scoutmaster, rwh1, AU338MAG, BOFF, Pwyse, AlabamaPhi, Executioner, Turkey Petter, CaptKirk, mdavis, Jason Carroll, Kang, southernr, crenshawco, Auburn_03, Chaser357, 270 guru, Dekalb123, Ridge Life, statechamps67, cajunshooter, coach2, Nmonk23, biglmbass, tpageal, kntree, jhardy, dirtwrk, longshot, Gobble4me757, grouper22, TickaTicka, Skinner, Ryano, coonhunterrn, timberwolfe, MC21, jono23, slayinbucks24/7, Triple J, PourIron12, turkeychaser, JustinJ, bamaeyedoc, Mdees, 4Tigers, auman, Tall Dog, Dan4good, ShaftOne, Hunting-231, paintrock, hamma, StateLine, Reaper, Joe4majors, Mbrock, Overland, jwalker77, Standbanger, Mulcher, clayk, mzzy, m97, imslower, Shmoe, auburn17, Murdoc, 2Tgunworks, Coach3, Dean, highliner, Butchman205, TDog93, k bush, WinstonVizsla, beRAD, Remington270, AMB, NoHuntin, bamacamp, Cuz-Pat, canvasback, outdoorguy88, Bull_man, ImThere, BigEd, fur_n_feathers, bamabeagler, Tmacfire, CatHeadBiscuit, AC870, BamaStrapAssassi, BC_Reb, Turkey, Forrestgump1, Prohunter3509, cullmanbamafan, Wadenthebushes, marshmud991, 15 invisible),
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