Steel Plate Thicknesses

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  1. flathead65
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    flathead65 Jeff Thompson

    What sort of plate thicknesses are these boats built with in the 26 foot loa range?
     

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  2. JSL
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    JSL Senior Member

    Steel would be very heavy for such a small boat. You would be better off using aluminum.
    Steel would be 12 ga but weld distortion would be a challenge. 10 ga better but very heavy
     
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    Looks like a very nice small Dutch barge. I like the look of it. My guess is that it will be built with 10 ga, which probably isn't so bad for such a heavy displacement boat in this length range. Do you have any other specs like displacement / beam / ballast ? Any idea about the designer and builder ?

    Cheers,
    Mark
     
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