help building aluminum flat bottom

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  1. buckshot68
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    buckshot68 Junior Member

    yes can anyone tell me where to some sheet aluminum 5086 20 ft x 8 ft building a flat bottom and can i leave the bottom smooth or better to add chines thanks
     
  2. Thunderhead19
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    Aluminum Flat Bottom

    Directional control with a flat bottomed skiff is poor unless you add some kind of strakes or a keel to the bottom. Keep in mind that the higher the speed you're looking at, the more of an impact small strakes will have. If this is a low speed craft, you may find you need a keel. There are many different approaches you can take.
     
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    thanks thunderhead
     
  4. buckshot68
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    can anyone tell me where to find a 20x8 foot sheet of 5086 aluminum sheet
     
  5. Chase_B
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    You best bet would be to contact a boat manufacture, they get material in rolls at different widths, but before you do that , you need to find a place that has a brake and shear large enough to bend and cut a piece of material the size your wanting to manipulate,
     

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