New Aluminum Rig out

what do you all think of this? 200HP Tin boat, looks descent!

http://www.scout.com/outdoors/wired2fish/story/1575658-lund-unveils-new-bass-boat

Nice boat - but not sure it is a bass rig durable enough for Fork. It is good looking though.

If it was welded ....maybe. Rivets ......no way

Huh, that rear tackle storage... thing... that lifts up out of the deck is kinda neat.

Lund is a well-known brand and all, but I'm with Z119; when I see rivets I think the opposite of durability.

Suckers got a good vee to stab someone off your spot.

Seems like it would be a good boat for a small guide

Pretty crowded segment out there and I really don't see anything that separates it from the crowd except maybe the name. Might be a tough sell in this area of the country.

I've had a welded boat, rivets might be better. How many air planes are riveted together. I wanna see a video on how it's built. Out north Lund has a cult following.

batteries and charger up front? strange.

Sure would help with the weight distribution.

Interesting.... But we don't like change.

All the rivets, lifetime warrantied, Lund is a heavy hitter in the Aluminum boat world, I d trust them, again though how well will it do in the market? No idea.

I think Aaron Martens is going to run one next year

Man I love to see facts!!

Planes don't sit in water. I like the tackle storage

Huh?

19 foot, 200 hp.

Will it compete with a fiberglass boat in price, features and performance.
I want to see it rigged a tuned for fishing.

A 19 foot, 200hp boat should be around 70 mph. Lets see what this one does when its propped right. As it is its not chined like some good performing boats so its going to be a little different.

The msrp for the 150hp version is 35k. Not sure what the standard features are.

Here is something everyone needs to remeber. Aluminum wded boats are very durable. Except after abuse they gain a bunch of hooks and bends in the hull. My duck boats look like wash boards. Performance wise this can make them perform poorly. Hooks in the wrong spots can make them dangerous. They will loose bowlift and speed. Sometimes lean and do wild things. HOOKS are BAD!! There is absolutely 0 ways to fix them. These new high performance aluminums are nice, but they are not as durable as a glass hull.

Hahaha I agree

I was always under the assumption planes were riveted because of they change altitude. Aluminum shrinks and expands.