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Old 08-18-2005, 07:41 AM   #1
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Robalo Quality

I am looking into refurbing a 1998 26' Robalo......but know nothing about them. Is this a quality hull? Are they well made? Thanks folks for your input.....

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Old 08-18-2005, 12:36 PM   #2
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Homerun,
Robalos up through 1996 were built like tanks. The boats built by Brunswick 1997 until 2002 (aprox) were not built with the same quality.
As an example, my boat which is a 1996 1820 weighs a hair under 3,000 lbs. The following year the same model boat weighed 1,000 lbs less. You can't lose that much weight without suffering some loss of quality.
In mid-2001 Brunswick sold Robalo to Marine Products Corp (makers of Chapparal). The quality has shown a marked increase since then.
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