If you had a nice boat like a 13' Whaler, would you want to load it all up with rocks, gravel, sand, cement, tools, the dog, and a six of Sam Adams?...probably not. But with a 1971, 14', aluminum, vee hull, powered by a 1985 Evinrude 15hp tiller-handle...this is definately doable. I have seen it done a number of times going from the Cattle Landing town dock and on out to 'the land of the rising sun....East Bear Island!
Not too practical in a small whaler with glossy white fiberglass and teak wood seats.
...different strokes for different folks!
Plus, you can buy some olf vee hull aluminum for very short money over at M&M Marine Salvage, across from the Meredith Transfer Station. You can buy old fiberglass boats there for short money too. And if you buy this week, it will come totally loaded with icy snow.....no extra charge! Maybe they even have a Whaler back there, somewhere?
Supposedly, it can cost $300. to dispose of an 18' fiberglass hull at a transfer station, or at a landfill. And so I've been told that local marinas use M&M to unload their oldie-moldies. It's an interesting place, maybe five acres of old boats, and a heated building full of outdrives & motors.