Cast aluminium boat

Discussion in 'Metal Boat Building' started by Ari, Sep 20, 2006.

  1. Ari
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    Ari Patience s/o Genius

    Aluminium tin can is quite cheap at my place.I'am thinking out loud about is there a possibility to melt all those aluminium can and cast a boat hull from it.I just want to know wether there is potential for this type of venture.Have any of you guys some info or experience on this ?
     
  2. SolomonGrundy
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    SolomonGrundy I'm not crazy...

    cast alum. boat

    Ari,
    Cast aluminum from cans is a really poor boatbuilding material. It lacks the ellements in the alloy that are necessary for the marine environment.
    How would you make the mold? I think wood might be a good choice for boat building in your area.
     
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  3. Ari
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    Ari Patience s/o Genius

    Aluminium can

    Hallo Solomon Grundy,
    I'm building one in wood.
    It is so happen my elder sister operating a recyle metal business, there is always about four or five ton of Aluminium passed through her monthly.we pay the seller USD680 per tonne..it is quite attractive to me.
     
  4. MikeJohns
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    Marine grade Alloy is the only thing to consider and unfortunately it is not castable. Your drinks cans are as Solomon says a very poor grade. they are usefull as anodes.

    Cheers
     
  5. Ari
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    Ari Patience s/o Genius

    Thank you Mike. So now her aluminium cans are saved..
     
  6. hansp77
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    hansp77

    on the aluminium thing-

    I have had a sneeking thieving malingering curiosity for a while as to wether or not the aluminium from beer kegs could be used to create some sort of frenkenstein panel beaten and welded together boat thing..

    I haven't really wanted to ask in case it came across that I was advocating stealing the property from the beer companies.
    I don't mean to do this- even though I have probably given enough money to beer companies in my life to build a rather large liveaboard:D

    So just for intersest- lets say for the random guy that might happen to have a couple of hundred empty aluminium beer kegs in their back yard (not me:cool: )- could this alluminium be used?
     
  7. MikeJohns
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    MikeJohns Senior Member

    Hans

    No ....wrong grade and the old problem off too much strength lost in welding for patchwork approaches with alloy.

    cheers
     

  8. Ari
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    Ari Patience s/o Genius

    Aluminium keg

    And the beer kegs are saved again..!:)
     
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