Lowe 224 Sport Deck Boats for sale (2024)

FAQs

Are Lowe boats welded or riveted? ›

Proven all-welded durability. Continuously-welded hull seams are at the core of every Mod-V, Deep-V, and Roughneck Lowe boat, backed by the skill of the finest aluminum welders in the industry.

Deck boats are known for performing well in rivers, lakes and smaller bodies of water. This makes them ideal for lake fishing, but not so much if you do your best fishing out on wide-open waters.

Deck boats are popular vessels for day touring and towing. Sometimes called platform boats, they have more open space for entertaining and power for watersports. Similar to a bowrider on performance and a pontoon for pleasure. That makes these boats favorites on lakes, rivers, and even more open coastal areas.

Known for their aluminum-based designs, Lowe® Boats manufactures fishing boats, pontoon boats, and hunt-and-fish boats. These vessels are well crafted and sold at a reasonable price here at Clews & Strawbridge.

“For most applications the performance variation between welded or riveted is relatively small though.” It seems that ultimately, welded or riveted, is more or a personal preference. “I think that's exactly it,” he said. “No one boat can perfectly do everything, for everyone, at every time.

Aluminum is similar to steel when it comes to durability and strength. However, this material weighs less, and as a result, it navigates faster on water. It is also fuel-efficient and corrosion-resistant. If maintained properly, a good aluminum boat can last for 30-40 years.

With the spacious layout of a deck boat, you lose much of your ability to maneuver and zip around. Although it's possible to fish on a deck boat, you'll have more trouble in shallower waters and narrow waterways with deck boats compared to runabouts, with which you could have much finer control over your steering.

There are a wide range of Deck Boat for sale from popular brands like Starcraft, Hurricane and Sea Ray with 3,618 new and 2,464 used and an average price of $46,735 with boats ranging from as little as $9,995 and $368,115.

They can cut through waves more efficiently, providing a smoother ride at higher speeds. Conversely, deck boats offer greater stability and space but may not perform as sharply as bowriders in choppy waters.

They're characterized by a wide bow, which provides for more deck space, thus the name deck boat. The wide bow can be accomplished through some trickery in hull design. Lots of deck boats have a deep-V design with a flared hull at the bow.

Is a deck boat as stable as a pontoon boat? ›

Pontoon boats are more stable when stopped than deck boats. Deck boats are easily rocked sideways by waves, while pontoon boats are relatively undisturbed. Deck boats can maintain speed even through choppy waters, which pontoon boats cannot.

Large deck boats perform better than small ones when the weather gets bad. Small deck boats can easily bounce off the waves and sway around in choppy waters since they lack a greater balance. If you are cruising with your family or friends on a deck boat and suspect bad weather, the best thing to do is to head back.

All of our boats are Coast Guard approved to be can used in any body of water; however, they are designed for inland waterways and do not have the same structure design as open sea going vessels.

For a family of three, a boat of 12 feet would be just the right size, while an average family of 4 will need a boat of 15 feet in length. If you are a lucky soul with a large family of 10 or 12, you should opt for models ranging from 25 to 30 feet.

The Roughneck is rugged and ready to rumble, with all-welded durability and the features you need to fish, hunt, or work when and where you need to.

All Alumacraft boats, whether it's the all-welded jons or one of the riveted tournament models, are made with heavy-gauge, top-quality, 5052 marine-grade aluminum. That's why you see Alumacraft boats that have been on the water for years and years.

Except for a welded seam down the keel, a Lund is held together with rivets and screws. In the midst of the tour, the Lund rep took pains to point out all the advantages of riveted construction over welded aluminum construction. Welding, he said, can ruin the temper of the aluminum and weaken it.

Modern ships, since roughly 1940, have been produced almost exclusively of welded steel.