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 Duck boat as a bay boat?
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04/29/15 05:06 PM
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Tritonberg
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Let me begin by saying I have no experience saltwater fishing nor have I ever been out in the bay. I'm headed to Port Aransas in July and I was thinking about taking my duck/bowfishing boat to do some bay fishing and bow fishing. I have a 1989 16' Lowe aluminum center console with a 50hp motor. Should I have any reservations about using this boat in the bay?
Thanks
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Re: Duck boat as a bay boat?
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04/29/15 06:56 PM
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redchevy
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Re: Duck boat as a bay boat?
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04/29/15 11:19 PM
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Pat Goff
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Galvanized trailer?
I'd stay in the shallow bays like Estes. Better pushing off a sand bar than getting swamped by a tanker wake.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/X48Kbbq/scooter-shallow.jpg)
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Re: Duck boat as a bay boat?
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05/12/15 02:15 PM
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Tritonberg
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Pat, I don't have a galvanized trailer.
I'll look up the area, thanks for the input.
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Re: Duck boat as a bay boat?
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05/12/15 03:39 PM
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redchevy
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If you have a painted steel or bare steel trailer it will rust to oblivion with use in salt water. Even galvanized gives in with time.
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Re: Duck boat as a bay boat?
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05/12/15 09:39 PM
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Pat Goff
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Steel trailer and salt water will cause a lot of pain in a few months. NOTHING will prevent cancer from starting. Don't listen to the Louisiana or Beaumont marsh guys squawk, their "saltwater" is 1/100 as salty as the lower coast.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX
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