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Originally Posted by Drewski Canuck
Light aluminum boats float off the trailer in Alberta's shallow lakes alot easier than a heavy fibreglass hull.
Just go to Gull with your heavy fibreglass hull and try to launch.
Now if it is a deep lake with good shore depth like in BC or at Cold Lake, the advantage in ride of a fibreglass boat wins hands down.
Drewski
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Smaller is lighter, so smaller aluminum boats will definitely have a shallower draft.
It's a bit of a misconception that glass boats are significantly heavier. If you compare the dry weight of the 19-21' aluminum and glass fishing boats, there'll be some variation by manufacturer, but on average, the glass boats will only be +/- 10% (around 200lbs) heavier. Not much when you factor in what the gear we all load into our boats adds up to, not to mention the passengers lol.
I've never had an issue launching my 20' glass boat at any AB lake. Trailer design is a really important factor too though, and it often gets overlooked.