Questions about LUND boats.

Fraze5150 · 08-18-11, 03:07 AM

Hi you all,
I hope you all dont get tired of me asking questions about boats. I was looking at Lund boats tonight on the net I was really likeing how the 1675 Explorer Sport.
I noticed that they are not welded

just riveted. How many of you have a lund boat or know someone that does. I am intrested in knowing how the riveted hulls hold up over time.
I know I keep looking at alunium boats and the reason is I have found that they are a lot cheaper than a fiberglass boat.
Thanks for your help and advice.

lilmule · 08-18-11, 05:44 AM

I believe a riveted boat will pop or leak at rivets,before a wielded boat will lose its wield.
Both with age are at risk just one more so than the other.
Where it was used determines a lot as to how long each lasts.
How many guys here own a 1970s alum boat?

keithdog · 08-18-11, 06:45 AM

Well, I have a Lund Jonboat and it's welded. I grew up fishing from Lund fishing boats when we vacationed in MInnesota on fishing trips, but never saw one leak. I have a friend who is a doctor who has fished from a Big Lund for many years, and his son has owned 2 Lunds, and I've never heard them mention any leakage problems. Lund makes a good boat.

Top Tiger · 08-18-11, 01:06 PM

My wife's family is from Duluth,MN and Keithdog is right. It seems that most all the boats are aluminum and a good portion of those are Lunds. I would guess they're doing something right.

CamG · 08-18-11, 01:16 PM

If it says Lund you will pay top $ for it...but there is a reason. I have never been around a Lund that has ever had a leak. The lake I live by and grew up on is a Walleye lake, and Lund boats are everywhere. I believe that the next boat I buy will not be another glass boat, but a Lund Predator 1810 or 2010.

Fraze5150 · 08-18-11, 10:20 PM

Is there any problems with them not being a welded hull?
Reason I am asking is because I plan on keeping this bot for several years, and want it to last.

Top Tiger · 08-19-11, 09:23 AM

Quality control is the issue with either technique. A poor weld will let go before a good rivet and the other way around, too. A well made boat will last for years with proper upkeep no matter the way it's made.

CamG · 08-19-11, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fraze5150

Is there any problems with them not being a welded hull?
Reason I am asking is because I plan on keeping this bot for several years, and want it to last.

No. Most all the old Lunds I've been around were riveted.

Dave63 · 08-19-11, 07:06 PM

If you go up North, there is one brand of boat you will see way more than others. Lund. There's a reason for that.

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08-18-11, 03:07 AM	#1
Fraze5150 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Willisburg Kentucky Posts: 25	Questions about LUND boats. Hi you all, I hope you all dont get tired of me asking questions about boats. I was looking at Lund boats tonight on the net I was really likeing how the 1675 Explorer Sport. I noticed that they are not welded just riveted. How many of you have a lund boat or know someone that does. I am intrested in knowing how the riveted hulls hold up over time. I know I keep looking at alunium boats and the reason is I have found that they are a lot cheaper than a fiberglass boat. Thanks for your help and advice.

08-18-11, 06:45 AM	#3
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Well, I have a Lund Jonboat and it's welded. I grew up fishing from Lund fishing boats when we vacationed in MInnesota on fishing trips, but never saw one leak. I have a friend who is a doctor who has fished from a Big Lund for many years, and his son has owned 2 Lunds, and I've never heard them mention any leakage problems. Lund makes a good boat. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

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08-18-11, 05:44 AM	#2
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	I believe a riveted boat will pop or leak at rivets,before a wielded boat will lose its wield. Both with age are at risk just one more so than the other. Where it was used determines a lot as to how long each lasts. How many guys here own a 1970s alum boat?

08-18-11, 01:06 PM	#4
Top Tiger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Waynesville, NC Posts: 245	My wife's family is from Duluth,MN and Keithdog is right. It seems that most all the boats are aluminum and a good portion of those are Lunds. I would guess they're doing something right.

08-18-11, 01:16 PM	#5
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	If it says Lund you will pay top $ for it...but there is a reason. I have never been around a Lund that has ever had a leak. The lake I live by and grew up on is a Walleye lake, and Lund boats are everywhere. I believe that the next boat I buy will not be another glass boat, but a Lund Predator 1810 or 2010.

08-18-11, 10:20 PM	#6
Fraze5150 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Willisburg Kentucky Posts: 25	Is there any problems with them not being a welded hull? Reason I am asking is because I plan on keeping this bot for several years, and want it to last.

08-19-11, 09:23 AM	#7
Top Tiger BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Waynesville, NC Posts: 245	Quality control is the issue with either technique. A poor weld will let go before a good rivet and the other way around, too. A well made boat will last for years with proper upkeep no matter the way it's made.

08-19-11, 07:06 PM	#9
Dave63 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Farmersburg, IN Posts: 341	If you go up North, there is one brand of boat you will see way more than others. Lund. There's a reason for that.

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