Its a shame Gemini also went out of business (correct me if i'm wrong), as they built a charter power catamaran, the Gemini Freestyle 399. I...
LOL, I just hope we can get the insurance companies and their lawyers on board sooner rather than later. The american tax payer is working extra...
Biden says Baltimore bridge rebuild should be paid for by the federal government after collapse...
According to various news reports, the operators claim an anchor was dropped prior to hitting the bridge.
I did this experiment to see with my own eyes the drag caused by an immersed transom. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RVPvyYSDQ-Y It wasn't untill...
Interesting problem for which I currently don't have much to offer, sorry. But it did make me think of the old movie Airport 1977. [MEDIA]
The only reason I said anything in this thread was because previous posters seemed to be more layed back about this conversion than I am. I am the...
Theres the confusion, I consider the "sterndrive" to be the part that is bolted to the transom, the part that puts forces on the transom. The...
I am aware its done all the time, and the builds I've watched involved beefing up the transom. I don't see how a sterndrive is heavier than an...
Personally I would be concerned about the weight of the outboard especially since the bracket will put the outboard farther back. I am sure it can...
Wakeboarding has become very popular on our small lake. I grew up slalom skiing where we spent money for a boat with a small wake. Now on a busy...
I was clear on what I consider fusion welding to mean in my first post. I am an amateur welder so my terminology may be off a bit, but I was...
My game plan if I was to build an aluminum boat was to MIG everything and then use a TIG machine to fusion weld (sorry for improper term) any pin...
The most popular 5000 series aluminum in my area is 5052. You can not fusion weld (sorry thats the term I use, lol) 5052 without cracking. My only...
Yes, I agree, and there is a reason you can weld 5086 without filler rod in certain situations.....
The hardest part with welding aluminum boats is laying a weld without pin holes. With the proper bulk heads and bracing an amature welder can make...
I prefer dedicated forums over joining Fakebook groups. Mainly because Fakebook groups have the ability to kill perfectly good dedicated forums.....
Since your boating in fresh water building materials is not as important. I would do aluminum simply because its a more common material. If I were...
Are these failures on aluminum boats related to corrosion? If so, it has to be stray current, fresh water is not a problem for aluminum.
Are you in fresh or salt water? And were the local aluminum boats with failures in fresh or salt water?
