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alumioforte wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:47 pm

have you looked at the 16' ORCA by Specmar? we're building one at the moment.

Would you please post build pictures?
Is this the designers page.
http://www.specmar.com/aluminum-boat-pl ... -orca-1327

To add, 4' of difference in LOA when talking 14' to 18' is a huge difference when on the water in a boat.

Mercury 4 stroke, 300+ hours, guess 4 years old. Shhhh Don't tell welder this is on a glass boat. Spends it's life on a trailer when not in use. Almost exclusively used in Florida salt water. After each use it receives a running flush and a nice wash down then stored under a pole barn. What can we d...

I understand.
And I obviously haven't jumped in to the boat building game.

Have you seen the mark up builders put on boats these days?
If one can do it one can save a few bucks.

The line between saving a buck and ending up with junk is hard to find. Like a electric guitar, You can get a very expensive one with all sorts of controls and options and still not be able to play the guitar. I have a thread on that subject here. kmorin saved the day for that machine and myself. Or...

And welding is easy, the metal does not fight you. Just a misunderstanding or miscommunication.

From the hands on welder side, a pulse machine makes welding easier but does not make a non welder a welder. Many boats have been built without pulse and it would take more then a skiff build or 3 for me to upgrade the millermatic 251 W/spoolgun I have. But if you are shopping and building a nice bo...

Welcome to AAB

Do you have a link for this green machine ?

Over the last few years the small hand held light industry has been changing. Bulbs to LEDS, multi LED, Single LED and a bunch of lying about brightness and lumens. I have had a few low dollar small LED lights and they worked for close up and indoor use. A few years back I got to try a nice small br...

Does not sound like a fun fix.

Right back at you and everyone else.

Guess I should give up on this...

http://aluminumalloyboats.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6333

The "art" of aluminum mig is in the hands of the welder. Once you make the tools to difficult for hands to operate the art is lost.
Bring in the engineers and it becomes designed and executed.

Robots can make a better painting then any human. Same with welding.

A facebook link would be useful. Picture and information posted publicly.
I'll click share I know 5 or more others that hate thieves that will share. 2 of then are in NJ.

Trailer tongues have been made to fold to same space.

Next question (because I don't know) does the unit have or need a magnetic compass? I haven't helped install, set up a autopilot in years they were Tr-1's. The compass/gyro, heading sensor was a ball we mounted low on the hull CL mid ship. cough-cough glassboats Setting them up even in semi rough wa...

I didn't have time to look at this but it looks cool, even though I'm against more moving parts.

https://www.iguana-yachts.com/

Just because I haven't seen the addressed.
Are you calibrating the compass on the water underway?

Welder

Thanks for the ideas! I did talk to the manufacture and they said anything i do to fix the frame would just be a band aide and would happen again sooner or later. Bottom Liine was they were more interested in selling me a new trailer. I would be a little pissed off about that. Not going into detail...

Just a guess, that cross brace is holding the bulk of the hull weight and only has 2 bolts on each side holding it in place. If so and as fun as it does not sound. I would through bolt the inside of the I beam to the cross beam. Then jack up the front bunks some to help even the weight out. If those...

I might be interested in a change up for a few months at a time. It would have to be in the summer.
I would stay a Fl resident, I'm not sure how that would go over with state rules and regulations.