lund fury splash rail separation

I have a Fury XL (2020 ) and noticed recently that the splash rail at the bow (both sides) is separated from the hull a bit. I was told that this is a normal thing for Lunds. Is this correct ?

Can you post a pic?

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Who told you it was normal? If your dealer told you that I would call lund and see what they say. I would not think that is something that is regularly occurring on lunds.

I’d be interested to see what the showroom floor boats look like.

munchy wrote:

I’d be interested to see what the showroom floor boats look like.

Here’s another one i found online. Nat as bad as the OP’s, but not very well done either,,,,

HRG

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Because that flaw is known it makes it OK and acceptable??

Definitely keep getting after dealer about it. That’s not acceptable craftsmanship for such an expensive recreational product.

I would not find that acceptable on a new boat.

More examples of the terrific quality coming out of the midwest walleye boat builders.

Acceptable? Hell no. Commonplace? Totally. Go into any showroom and take a look, if they have more than a few boats, chances are you’ll see multiple examples.

Typical sloppy-ass construction by an industry whose motto seems to be, “What else ya gonna buy?” I’ve been looking for a new boat for a couple of years and I can’t make myself do it. I can’t make myself spend good money for the horsesh!t build quality that I see out there. Clearly, the alumimum boat builders in the midwest have lines of guys waiting to hand them money, so I get that they don’t care about how I feel about their quality, but I just won’t buy new until something changes or I find a used boat from one of the quality west-coast makers.

Grouse

Grouse,

I’ve had great luck with my 2018 Impact- but I take immaculate care of it. I agree that midwest builders are lacking in some areas. My dream is to one day buy a Kingfisher but at this time the price is too high for us.

Just like cars and trucks- keep hammering on the dealer for your warranty. The only way companies invest in quality is if low quality is actually cutting into their margins. By accepting poor quality we enable the next model years to cut more corners. The auto industry has its own formula for this and I wouldn’t be surprised if the powersports industry is the same.

do you think it poses any problem regarding leaks ?

You have been talking about west coast boats for a while now. I am out west fairly often but I have never really looked at anything while I have been out there. Are you talking smaller offshore boats, or an inshore built boat that is built at a much higher standard than the local boats? With the economy dropping it may be a good time for a road trip out to buy a nice used boat from someone that has to sell.

TheFamousGrouse wrote:

More examples of the terrific quality coming out of the midwest walleye boat builders.

Acceptable? Hell no. Commonplace? Totally. Go into any showroom and take a look, if they have more than a few boats, chances are you’ll see multiple examples.

Typical sloppy-ass construction by an industry whose motto seems to be, “What else ya gonna buy?” I’ve been looking for a new boat for a couple of years and I can’t make myself do it. I can’t make myself spend good money for the horsesh!t build quality that I see out there. Clearly, the alumimum boat builders in the midwest have lines of guys waiting to hand them money, so I get that they don’t care about how I feel about their quality, but I just won’t buy new until something changes or I find a used boat from one of the quality west-coast makers.

Grouse

mojogunter wrote:

Are you talking smaller offshore boats, or an inshore built boat that is built at a much higher standard than the local boats?

Look at an Alumaweld, North River, Hewescraft, Willies, etc, etc, and note the build quality and attention to detail. Then compare it to a showroom floor midwest walleye boat. Look at the attention to detail, look at the straight lines and fit. I could go on and on.

When I say “compare”, of course, there really is no comparison. Midwest walleye boats are built like an early 1980s Chrysler product. The sloppy build quality of even the so-called “better” midwest walleye boat brands is laughably bad compared to the west coast brands. But if you cover it with carpet and glossy paint, it still seems to sell in the Midwest.

I love going to the MN sports and boat shows and seeing new boats at dealer displays with aluminum drill shavings all over the carpet, plastic latches on all the doors, hinges that are attached with pot metal screws shot into plywood doors, waterproof compartment doors that won’t keep things dry in a good rain…

Grouse

Built for two different markets. You are comparing and railing apples to oranges.

To the OP. Yeah I don’t think that is acceptable. I would definitely would be getting in the dealers ear.

Grouse if you haven’t found a boat in two years out west for your liking I don’t think you are looking that hard.

Dutchboy wrote:

Built for two different markets. You are comparing and railing apples to oranges.

Market has nothing to do with it. The lack of quality in midwest aluminum boats is sloppy by ANY standards. Apples, oranges, grapefruit, whatever the kind of fruit, bad is bad.

I get that the Fury is not top of the line, but we’ve seen the same bad construction on other threads with much more expensive boats, so this isn’t just a case of a maker phoning it in just on some models of boats.

Yes, they can and do get away with it and there are certainly plenty of guys lining up to throw money at them. I just don’t blame the OP for calling this issue out for what it is–sloppy build quality.

Grouse

Many of the west coast boats are meant to be jet boats and shoot the rapids. They have heavy thick hulls and very little in the creature comfort area. Walleye boats around here are built more for comfort IMO. At least thats what I found when running the rapids on the Snake river. But, I’m not going to argue with you.

Frank Caccavale wrote:

I have a Fury XL (2020 ) and noticed recently that the splash rail at the bow (both sides) is separated from the hull a bit. I was told that this is a normal thing for Lunds. Is this correct ?

Frank, who told you that? I sent your picture to the Warranty Manager at Lund, they’ve said that the Dealer can take care of that. If the Dealer refuses to, PM me the VIN # and Dealer name/contact information.

HRG

I’m a west coast guy born and raised. I’ve dabbled in the salt but the vast majority of the lake guys choose a welded boat and consider riveted boats as beginner or entry level boats. My boat for example, has a 1/4″ thick hull bottom and .20″ sides. Dutchboy, a river sled is not comparable to a well designed Deep-V for appearance of creature comforts.

Regarding the OP’s picture, I initially wondered if that was from factory or hull flex during use.