familyman14 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 So i'm going to checkout an Arrowglass boat with a 55hp Yamaha and a transom mounted minnkota on it tomorrow and wanted to see if anyone knew much about them? I know the company went under in 95' so I can't find much about them or there boats. I was wanting to know if they had any typical issues I should look for other than the usual stuff? I know a little bit about boats and what to look for but any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackertxw175 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 don't know much about them other than looking for the usual -- soft floors and transom . generally more trouble to fix those than boat is worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFox Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Good luck. Hope to see you on the water soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyman14 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hey SilverFox what kind of trolling motor did you have? I know its a Minnkota but which one was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFox Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I have a Motor Guide 46lb 12 volt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 from what i have read and from ppl that own them....they are good boats.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I have never heard of an ArrowGlass boat but I did fish out of an AstroGlas boat for about three years back about 20 years ago and it was a descent boat back then. Was 18 foot boat with 115 inline 6 Mercury motor. It fianlly begn giving me problems like Transome began cracking. wood in boat began to soak up water and boat began taking on weight because back then there was alot of wood used in boats. I finally junked it out. I was afraidd to sell it to anyone. I parted it out and took the boat itself out on Old Hickory and blew about 8 holes in it with shotgun and had concrete blocks in it and made fish structure out of it....... I would be very cautious about looking at older boats containing alot of wood in transome and framing. JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I have never heard of an ArrowGlass boat but I did fish out of an AstroGlas boat for about three years back about 20 years ago and it was a descent boat back then. Was 18 foot boat with 115 inline 6 Mercury motor. It fianlly begn giving me problems like Transome began cracking. wood in boat began to soak up water and boat began taking on weight because back then there was alot of wood used in boats. I finally junked it out. I was afraidd to sell it to anyone. I parted it out and took the boat itself out on Old Hickory and blew about 8 holes in it with shotgun and had concrete blocks in it and made fish structure out of it....... I would be very cautious about looking at older boats containing alot of wood in transome and framing. JMHO :shooting: :shooting: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiseguy909 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Never heard of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyman14 Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 Well thanks for the help guys but I ended up not getting it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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