Alum boat for Saltwater

[gasdad]

Welding joint failure happens fairly frequently I would imagine. I've owned 7-8 boats. One was a Bass Tracker and the weld cracked on the starboard side of the boat where the gunnel meets the bottom of the boat, almost sank but I was not too far from the landing. Another was a 24' Gravois CC. Gas tank weld failed and ended up with about 200 gals of gas in my bilge. Had to get another gas tank built on top of the deck of the Gravois after that fiasco. That's my personnal experience but anything made by humans has the potential for some sort of error. That being said, I would still buy an aluminum boat because they are a lot less maintenance than a glass boat but just wanted you to know nothing is foolproof.