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Carsella or Yetti house?

FWR

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Hello,

Does anybody have an email address or phone number for Don Carsella? I would like to contact him to price out a custom fish house. Is he a pretty easy guy to deal with?

Does anybody on this forum own a Yetti house? I am also looking at those too. How is the quality of the house?

Send me some pics of your Yetti if you can.

Thank you

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mnfishtrap Newbie

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I bought the 16 foot V nose Yetti back in august and finished it out myself...its been to Red 4 times this winter and a few local lakes also..

The quality of the Yetti is top knotch...

If your interested in some pictures i would be more than happy to send you some ...I took pictures from start to finish and could answer any questions you may have about finishing it out...also ive built up a pretty good realionship with The guys up at Voyager Aluminum ..thats the company in Brandon Mn that manufactures the Yetti...there customer service is the best..by my experiance..Feel free to give me a call and i could put u in touch with the right people..

Craig

Monticello Mn

763-226-4891

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Yetti Master Apprentice

Yetti Master

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Hey guys,

I'd like to introduce myself here as I am a new sponsor to the site and an authorized Yetti dealer. If you guys have any questions about the Yetti House I know it quite well! I have also finished a handful of them and would happy to be a resource (for whatever it's worth;)) for anyone who has questions! If you are looking for a custom house and want to do some of the work, the Yetti is unbeatable. They have done all the hard work for you creating a very well built, great looking exterior.

Thanks

Casey

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Sgt_NellieUSMC Apprentice

Sgt_NellieUSMC

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I have a Carsella house. Its a 8x16 with a 3ft Vnose. Overall i really like the house. its plenty warm and has alot of nice options. I have had a couple of out of town experiences on it with no problems. But i would like to make a few things for anyone to point out. he lives up by northome mn about 15-20min from red lake. I would absolutely recommend making a few trips to check out your house during the build. I noticed that with mine, i was given a deadline for when it was going to be done on a few different occasions and it was pushed back. I feel that Don may have been a little over his head with work and rushed through some of the craftsmanship regarding my house. Like i said before, i love my house but some of the small detail stuff sort of bothers me. ie...some of the trim work has larger gaps, the tin on the outside of the house on one side appears to be bowed. and some of the diamond plate edging isnt aligned. most of this stuff the avg person wouldnt notice but i did. I feel that don is a honest guy and made some mistakes but was a man of his word and compensated me for the hole in the rubber roof and the silicone that hadnt dried that caused a leak. since then i have repaired the roof and the silicone work but don compensated me for that. for the dollar amount you spend you get a great deal compared to your more spendy name brand fish houses. i just strongly recommend that everything is exactly how you want it before you take it home. once again i am not trying to bad mouth anyone just want everyone to be aware of whats out there. i would still recommend a Carsella shack to anyone

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Yetti Master Apprentice

Yetti Master

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The only concern I have with an Alum. frame is corrosion and possibly having the welds break after taking a ride on the rough lake.

Aluminum should provide far better corrosion resistance than steel in a fish house frame. It does oxidize some but once a layer has formed it actually creates a barrier to prevent further oxidization.

As far as welds breaking, yes generally aluminum welds are not as strong as steel, but with proper engineering and testing that the Yetti has been through, it will handle as much as any other wheel house out there, or more.

Let me know if I can help to reduce any other concerns you may have about an Aluminum House.

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jnorm1984 Community Regular

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Ironically, Ive been looking pretty closely at the yetti houses...This thread came at a good time.. and really like the idea of a lighter frame, and the options to finish it out yourself the way you would like...The problem is Im not much of a handy man when it comes to finish work and would like too probably have some one finish it for me..Yetti Master, is there anyway you could send or post pics of some of the houses finished? I can't find any pics of any finished? Just so I can get an idea of some of the options/styles a dealer would do.

Thanks

joenorman24 @ hotmail dot com

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Here are a few pics of my yetti and I am happy that I chose it as I pull it with a jeep grand cherokee with a v6 and it is very light. I am working on a second removable bunk in the back. I purchased the 6.5x12 and has two windows double back door and the side door. I can fish 4 comfortably.

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TravP Proficient

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My grandpa purchased a Carsella house this year. The guy told him he could pick it up on(don't know the date). He drove from New Brighton to Northhome, the house wasn't finished! The guy told him he'd throw in some "goodies". A couple rattle wheels, are you kidding me... That's eight hours of wasted driving and alot of gas burnt!

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Sgt_NellieUSMC Apprentice

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the funny thing is that carsella throws in those goodies no matter what. when i purchased the house from him, he told me in the beginning (before the build took place) that i would receive rattle reels and pan fish rods with some glow sleeves as free-bees for purchasing the house. sounds like your grandpa got hosed.

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well aparently Im being added to the carsella list. Had a completion date of apr 1 for my house and planing a last trip up there was going to use the house. I called and called to no answer and finally sent an email saying I would be there to get my house the next day. within a half hr i had an email back saying it wasnt done, don was sick, and he thought I ad said the 15th. Well ok mistakes happen. But they said we will deliver to you and they would have it done in a wk (apr 8) that went by and I didnt hear anything back. I started calling all 3 numbers I have for them on the 14th and sent a couple emails. A week later and no answer not even a call back! My deposit.......$5000! Seriously Im getting a bit concerned. whats next? Sheriff, better buisiness bureau, road trip the 4 hrs and waste some gas??????? very bad buisiness. Aleast have the decency to reurn a phone call and sy its not done.

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