That doesn't sound like a very good day on the water!

Really depends on how much floatation foam they have in them I think. My old aluminum rig had nearly none and the hull tore open on me. But I would assume the newer/nicer models are equipped with a lot of closed cell foam inside.

I know nothing about boats....BUT when i was doing my research before buying my Tracker, i read about how they HAVE to have "x amount" of foam or something like that so they would not sink. Im assuming you all are talking about something like a Tracker or Crestliner....and not a jon boat topper type deal?

Cant say anything about one being more prone to sinking than the other since i have limited experience...but from reading about foam requirements, and redoing the carpet on my boat and seeing the foam...I figured the foam was there as a countermeasure to aluminum rigs being more likely to sink if there was no foam in there. I figure the commission on a glass rig is better than if he buys a tracker...unless he goes Vexus 😂🤷‍♂️

may not sink but can still swamp and be recovered.

The smaller the boat more likely to swamp in rough conditions regardless of material made of.


Foam has zero to do with floating if no water inside of gunnel, a boat with no foam would float as well but just sink faster if swamped or breached.

They sink more than fiberglass boats and certainly are not as good in rough water.

Sounds like the kind of salesman that I would run from.

Dang. That boat sits so low in the back, I’d be scared a jet ski would idle by and swamp the rear end.

I wonder if that is after he tore the hole in it?

It's full of fish.

Better put a basketball in the jackplate!!!

Anything will sink with enough water in it.ive almost sunk a fiberglass boat a few times

They don't sink very often. Usually only once. Sorry, couldnt resist.

The correct answer to your question is a fact based on statistics.

.22 LR has killed more people in the USA than a 6.5 Creedmore. That does not suggest that .22 LR is more dangerous or more likely to inflict a fatal wound if shot in the head with one.

^^^exactly.
There are a lot more aluminum boats, so more aluminum boats have sunk.
I’d guess, those small bathtub 10-12 foot Jon boats with no bilges and no secondary floatation are the ones that sink the most—-probably what every teenager has as their first boat. I remember being a teenager.