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On Jan 11, 8:34 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
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Finally going to make the plunge and buy an aluminum boat, but i am
confused. Our goal is to buy a boat that will last for many years to
come and also turn heads when on the water. The more i talk to
salesman the more BS i hear. What should i be looking for as far as
the quality of the welds, some look like art and some look like my son
who is 12 tried to weld for the first time. Does the apperance of the
weld matter? We are looking at a 200 Sea Runner Hewes Craft right now,
any comments would help at this point

Thanks

I own a Lund, and the company makes a big selling point of the fact that
their aluminum hulls are double riveted. Welding is not mentioned
anywhere
in their literature, as far as I've noticed. I've been beating the crap
out
of the boat since 1999 and it's as tight as the day it was new.

www.lundboats.com
Thanks for the feedback
I appreciate your coment about rivetted boats but my wife said noway
to riveted boats, he dad had one and it always leaked. Infact you
should have seen the dirty looks she gave one of the salesman when he
was trying to sale us on a riveted boat. What would you look for or
like to see as far as welds?

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I have no idea what to look for with welds. Tell your wife that her dad
bought a ****ty boat, and she should not judge all riveted boats based on
her father's bad judgement and low budget. If she's such a shmexpert,
maybe she should be designing boats.


The OP should research why the skin on aluminum airplanes are riveted rather
than welded.
Hint: It has something to do with preventing the wings from snapping off.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:


The OP should research why the skin on aluminum airplanes are riveted rather
than welded.
Hint: It has something to do with preventing the wings from snapping off.

Eisboch



Next time I buy an aluminum boat with wings, I'll keep that in mind.



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"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:


The OP should research why the skin on aluminum airplanes are riveted
rather than welded.
Hint: It has something to do with preventing the wings from snapping
off.

Eisboch


Next time I buy an aluminum boat with wings, I'll keep that in mind.




Cute, but not the point. Thin welded aluminum is subject to stress cracks
in anything that flexes. Rivets allow flex without losing structure. You
knew that.

The boats you provided a link to are designed from the get-go to be welded,
using large, continuous panels with welds that I am sure are reinforced and
placed in minimum stress areas.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:

The OP should research why the skin on aluminum airplanes are riveted
rather than welded.
Hint: It has something to do with preventing the wings from snapping
off.

Eisboch

Next time I buy an aluminum boat with wings, I'll keep that in mind.




Cute, but not the point. Thin welded aluminum is subject to stress cracks
in anything that flexes. Rivets allow flex without losing structure. You
knew that.

The boats you provided a link to are designed from the get-go to be welded,
using large, continuous panels with welds that I am sure are reinforced and
placed in minimum stress areas.

Eisboch




Yup. Black Labs are some of the toughest boats around. Almost bought one
when I was considering what to buy after selling my Parker 2520XL.

I've been an admirer of the work of Louis Sullivan for many decades, so
when I look at boats, I always have "form ever follows function" in
mind. That's why I like the looks of Parker Boats, too.