"Gene" wrote in message
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On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:41:10 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:

On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:20:05 -0400, HK wrote:

And for a superior boat building material? Welded plate aluminum.

It's not bad with rivets. All airplanes are riveted, none welded.

Casady

(1) Rivets and boats are as big a PITA as Integral Fuel Tanks and
Rivets.... unless you have a fondness for corrosion and leaks....

(2) Wrong.
http://www.eclipseaviation.com/compa...nnovations.php

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Interesting welding method. Lastest AWS journal has an article where they
now stir weld steel pipe and plate.