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Kevin, Again, thanks for the input! I will definitely be practicing the TIG process before diving into the canopy project. I actually was not planning on doing any TIG for a while( as i didnt have a tig welder) but my brother ( who lives over seas) bought one for the family shop, so I figured Tig mi...

Kevin, THANK YOU! I was hoping one of my posts might catch your eye! I have searched your posts on many different forums and find them to be very useful, especially to someone like myself who learns visually. I really appreciate the time you have taken to carefully explain how I can improve. You hav...

This is one of the designs I am looking at building. This is the Tuna 21 design sold by conrad yachts, I spoke with Jarek RE plans to build this boat! Very sharp!
John

Thanks for the feedback welderbob, I get the concept of cratering out to put the crater over a solid piece of weld, and you can see this in my photos. The part I am having trouble understanding is "tailing in" Kevin Morin posted a diagram of "tailing in/cratering out" in one of h...

Picked up some "drops" @ my local metal supplier...using a Millermatic 175 with spoolgun...
here is a T-joint with fillet welds on both sides..bend/break test of coupon seems to be ok...comments please?!

thanks for the reply! I have bunch of clean scrap of all thicknesses up to 1/4 that I am going to practice on. My new helmet is on its way also..going to spend the weekend in the shop playing with settings...Weldingtipsandtricks is a great resource that I will def be referring too..as well as all of...

thanks Gary, classes are available out here..although not very often. i have been looking into that. I'm not entirely new to welding, and think once i have some better materials and have more time to practice i should be able to apply some of the techniques discussed on this and other forums. any fe...

my first attempt at welding aluminum, not pretty at all, but i think with lots of practice i can get it. my plate wS def not clean enough, just what I had around the shop...going to get some scraps from my local metal guy...welds were done with a Millermatic 175 with spool gun.
john

Alloy- Hooked more salmon then I caught in the Oswego river(went to college there) haven't done any striper fishing yet, but spent a day watching YouTube vids of people hooking monsters! Maybe head down this spring and try my luck... I have learned a lot already...and have read many of kmorin posts....

powered by a Mercruiser "iron duke" 120. 2.5 liter 4 cylinder...boat spent its life on the finger lakes here in upstate NY, great motor though..very tough. i did have to replace the manifold a few years back, it had rusted through and one of my cylinders was filling with water...was out on...

my little cream puff...very nice ride..wouldn't want to run her in anything rough though!

Hello All, I've been reading this forum non-stop for the last few weeks, and finally decided to join. I live out on the east coast, not much in the way of larger aluminium boats out here...too bad. I have been drooling over all the "Ali Porn" posted on this site. Planning to build a 21' cu...