Put A Cork In It
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AlloyToy »
Mon Jun 29, 2015 8:36 am
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Had to replace my GPS antenna. Hit the crapper after 9 years or use. The cable seal connection I had was all dry rotted and the plastic had cracked....
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It works and should last a few years. :highfive: In my plastic boat days I always had a few wine corks, and cedar shingles in the tool...
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Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:27 am
Inboard prop question.
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gandrfab »
Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:30 am
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Ya it's a glass boat. I think the members here can help a friend of mine out.
26 Shamrock, 410hp GM motor, straight inboard.
Fixing to order a...
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Gee-n-Arr,
some tables listing a well known plastic boat test series?
Cheers,
Kevin Morin
Kenai, AK
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Fri Jun 26, 2015 4:27 pm
New to forum and bottom paint question
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GK1 »
Tue Jun 02, 2015 1:52 pm
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Hello, I just bought my first aluminum boat, and am new to the forum. It's a custom build from a guy in interior BC in 2005. It's a pretty unique...
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What part of the world is progressing? All we get down here is more and more regulation, I guess the lefty's call that progressive :roflmao:
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Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:30 am
Duck boat plans
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Boogieman »
Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:13 am
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New to the Forum so please help me out if posting in the wrong section.
Im looking for plans to build and aluminum duck boat. Basically a modified V...
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Not to change the subject but I was pretty darn impressed by the new welded construction boats Lowe is building. A guy at the ramp over at Quonnie...
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Tue Jun 02, 2015 9:48 am
Ranger 8 Welder/Generator?
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gandrfab »
Wed Apr 29, 2015 12:35 pm
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I have an opportunity to get one of these. I would need to tig weld with it, anodized aluminum.
What's the availability of a high frequency box for...
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G&R, first if the parts are on the docks off to come get these parts/pieces/assemblies and take them to the shop and rework them and haul back. Not...
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Sun May 24, 2015 6:39 pm
Powder coating a Sea Nymph 18
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cohocraft »
Fri May 08, 2015 2:34 pm
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One of our staff, Johnny, powder coated his 18' Sea Nymph. According to lab results, a powder coat finish over sandblast and using an epoxy primer...
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Fri May 08, 2015 2:34 pm
Pilot House; Design-Build
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kmorin »
Tue Mar 17, 2015 2:23 pm
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Old and gray and forgetful NOTICE: If you'd asked me, I'd have told you that this post was already here? I thought, evidently wrong as usual, that...
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Kevin I have book marked this page. There is so much to grasp here on cambering the bottom of my skiff that I have to study for a bit. What I thought...
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Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:57 am
Mill scale removal?
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gandrfab »
Mon Apr 06, 2015 4:08 pm
This topic was posted 3324 days ago
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I need to learn more about it.
I have made hundreds of small fuel tanks (more working for someone else) now self employed I have someone asking for...
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When I say overboard I'm talking 8 10 psi, it's enough to make a tank bulge and stay that way.
I had one slip on me and made it to 50+ psi I scraped...
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Fri Apr 10, 2015 1:58 pm
Welding Tales: Its funny now, but not when it happened
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kmorin »
Tue Jun 17, 2014 2:05 pm
This topic was posted 3618 days ago
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Welder may find a better place to post about shop and building mistakes so I'll just leave this here and follow it if moved?
Acetone in halibut long...
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Now I have found a subject on this great forum that I feel I can offer some Journeyman level input on! Please allow me to tell you a little story....
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:54 am
Remodeling Thread
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kmorin »
Tue Mar 24, 2015 3:56 pm
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We've had lots of remodels on the Forum and have a concurrent thread on stand-up or walk-around type cabins going as a 'How To' explanation.
I think...
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To continue I had to check to see if my sketches were tall enough-they weren't so the profile was too low to stand on the deck in the cabin I'd...
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Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:30 pm
bronze to stainless?
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bigdogeh »
Sun Nov 09, 2014 5:11 pm
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Just had a question regarding the main water intake in my boat (intake for cooling water to heat exchanger). most as you know are made of bronze that...
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Chaps, bigdogeh,
another way to solve the copper alloy issue in fitting on the hull is to create a SS seacock.
By butt welding a short length of...
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Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:30 pm
Welding Table
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welder »
Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:57 pm
This topic was posted 3444 days ago
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Found this on another site
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Great idea that any welder would appreciate! I'm gonna build one!
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Last post by NickVelho
Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:55 pm
Bottom Paint on Aluminum Boat
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jrogers »
Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:29 pm
This topic was posted 3482 days ago
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I did a search, and didn't really get an answer to my question, so here it is. Should I bottom paint my boat, and if so, with what? What are the...
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Bob
Sanding Sucks.
Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. That's why I blast now, even when prepping existing paint
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Last post by Chaps
Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:35 pm
Keel Cooler Extrusions
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ReelSong »
Mon Feb 02, 2015 11:15 pm
This topic was posted 3387 days ago
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Russ? Bruce?
I'm looking for aluminum extrusion used for Keel cooling a 3cyl mitsubishi was hoping someone might have some suggestions
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No worries, I left another message, hoping to get it figured out before I flip her over
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Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:07 pm
Heaters
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ReelSong »
Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:25 am
This topic was posted 3799 days ago
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I know this has probably been hashed out before, but what is the best diesel/ kerosene heater to install in my pilot house? After a few cold...
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thanks Reelsong. My family is buying a boat and the builder offered us a wallas. but, based on site feed back, we are going to request a webasto....
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Last post by Napa Mike
Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:32 pm
RI Welder First Work Skiff
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AlloyToy »
Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:10 am
This topic was posted 3385 days ago
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White Metal Welding who does quite a bit of alloy welding along the south coast has completed his first series of work skiffs.
Not a bad looking...
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Looks good he's even making his own cleats... :thumbsup:
Is this the guy who is using Response for the designs? Hi Rick, I'm really not sure if he...
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Last post by AlloyToy
Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:52 am
Tools and how to use them...
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welder »
Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:45 pm
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TOOLS AND HOW TO USE THEM
SKILL SAW:
A portable cutting tool used to make boards too short.
BELT SANDER:
An electric sanding tool commonly used...
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Last post by welder
Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:45 pm
1982 Valco with Anodized ribs/framing?
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solarkid1a »
Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:46 pm
This topic was posted 3476 days ago
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Hi people I need some advice.
I recently aquired a 1982 21 ft all welded Valco Aluminum boat. I found a few cracked welds in the vertical square...
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Thank you all so much for your intelligent feedback. Kmorin: It took me a while to process all of your information but after researching some other...
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Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:55 pm
Bow Eyes
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Challenge »
Fri Nov 14, 2014 8:55 pm
This topic was posted 3467 days ago
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Hi All,
So my bow eye went POP when I was hauling my Viking in for the season. It wasn't a surprise, one of my sons had noticed a crack in it over...
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Bob that is true but you need a chunk of .750 plate plus a band saw to fabricate one. Buy it in a casting ready to go on and be welded it will save...
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Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:41 am
Welding Tricky Corners
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ARMOR »
Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:38 pm
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Folks,
Any good advice on welding tricky corners? It gets pretty tough when you cannot maintain gun angle, gas coverage, and keep uphill. Most...
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Kevin,
I have had a few hours with the straight gooseneck and it is a dream. I actually prefer it over the standard gooseneck. For me, the...
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Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:05 pm
Welding shields don't last for ever
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gandrfab »
Tue Oct 14, 2014 10:41 am
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This is about 14 years old, Just starting to look for a new one.
My local stores have a seemingly limited supply.
What available, works well, and is...
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For what it is worth, I think the Miller helmets have a pretty good rebates going on right now. I have one and really like it. Mine does have a black...
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Last post by ARMOR
Sun Oct 19, 2014 11:12 pm
Welding aluminum
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Gypseas »
Wed Oct 15, 2014 11:13 pm
This topic was posted 3497 days ago
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What do you guys do to prevent major distortion of the welded material. Thanks in advance.
cheers
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Gypseas, thanks for the kind words, it is Welder's intent that we gather as much welded aluminum boat knowledgebase here at the AAB.com Forum as we...
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Last post by kmorin
Sun Oct 19, 2014 10:52 pm
Seat pedestals?
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Illgotoo »
Wed Oct 08, 2014 11:21 pm
This topic was posted 3504 days ago
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I'm installing a new wooden floor and seats on a 16' Eaglecraft tiller. There are existing pedestal bases, but missing pedestals and seats. The bases...
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This just in. I think there is another piece, a male spigot obtained from the boat manufacturer, Daigle, that mates with the existing female spigot....
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Last post by Illgotoo
Thu Oct 09, 2014 2:05 pm
Finishing Aluminum
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kmorin »
Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:09 pm
This topic was posted 3514 days ago
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Lots of owners have boats that may have been painted in the past, some may have boats that were left to weather but have formed different colors and...
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Kevin documented the build in this thread
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Last post by Derekm
Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:14 am
Highway products
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pjay9 »
Mon Sep 22, 2014 1:31 pm
This topic was posted 3521 days ago
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I called Highway Products to get some inofrmation and they asked me if I wanted marine or truck products...I asked what the marine was so here is the...
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I too have one of their truck boxes and love it. Pavati has been making quite a showing around these parts. Not much in the way of power boats but...
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Tue Sep 23, 2014 4:07 pm
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