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Well written, Kevin. Good points.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/tls/ ... 91331.html

has open ends, so by indexing you can do unlimited length.

My friend Doug Thompson has a crew of 4 guys, they have a metal fab shop just outside of Bremerton. All of his staff are retired from Safeboats, Armstrong, Kvichak and Lee Shore. They are a little light on work at the moment for the off-season of the fish pen work they do, so if anybody needs great ...

Good points Kevin. I would far rather pay for an extra hour or 2 to get it welded. I know that some production builders like Alumaweld prefer the cleaner look of an unwelded exterior chine, but what looks nice in the showroom must stand the test of mother nature..and she dont care about looks. I agr...

I have found that most manufacturers weld only the 2 inside "seams" of the chine, and leave the outside bare. They do this to save weld time. It irks me that they dont AT LEAST seal the chine with a marine grade sealant, because even after a good rinse down, some salt will remain in this area. Also,...

Has anyone made a chart of indications of settings for a 350P? For example, today I found that on a 1/8 to 1/8 fillet weld, 5052, i found that 3/64 wire Arc Length 25, Arc Sharpness 20, wire speed 340 made very pretty, Safeboats looking weld. I was thinking it would be cool if someone made a chart b...

If you think Aluminum is bad, check out steel. Its jumped bigtime already. Its great all the jobs coming back to America and stuff getting more expensive, so profit margins can increase, but now try finding quality workers who are willing to use their hands and do all this hard, non-techy non comput...

kmorin, Just like Yelp, i think it would be best if you did mention the make. Your description paints a perfect picture i can clearly envision it. But as boat builders, we are all aware that submitting our product to the public eye (consumer) yields scrutiny. Perhaps this was a one off mistake on th...

I can never get pictures to work here so here is the link to the craigslist ad.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/ ... 67656.html

Our website is www.silverbackmarine.com

Greetings aluminum boat gurus, I wanted to make my CAD drawing / lofting services available to anyone who needs some help with design / drawing / visualizing your design. I can do "unroll" for hull sides, factor in brake press K factor, and other nifty things to help speed up your build. We also hav...

Also yes-instead of stretching a SAFE, have Inventech (life proof boats) make you a new one. They are amazing boats and priced very well when you look at how they're built. www.lifeproofboats.com It is owned by the owner of SAFE boats

I tend to agree, there are lots of opensource free software forum programs that allow you to attach a jpeg image. On this site you basically have to convert the image to code to get the image to display. Not the end of the world but can be frustrating.

www.SilverBackMarine.com is a small hull builder in Seattle.

My buddy shot this neat drone footage for Silverback..thought you'd be interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwm9LHwUnBc

anyone that needs drone footage, let me know and i can send you Blake's contact info.

Unless you have lots of money, buy your own gasket from CR Laurence and have Tacoma Glass cut and polish and temper the panes. Savings of 50% + vs. using a "marine glass" company.

I gotta ask..you dont have to tell..whats this hull likely to cost all said and done? (the aluminum & welding portion only). Looks like a fantastic boat..but looks like over $100K to me (out of my budget!!

Feel free to take a look if interested.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/6304989620.html

Beautiful machine! I realized i posted my other ad in the wrong section.. Miller 350 with pulse, big argon bottle, 25' push pull gun for rent. $550 per month. Thats enough time to build yourself a pretty sweet hull if you spend several hours a day after work on it..! Professional grade machine makes...

I have a Miller 350p and 25' push-pull gun. It is a beautiful machine. Includes pulse for less heat distortion..beautiful dime welds that look almost like a TIG weld are easy! I am willing to rent it for a reasonable fee to any trustworthy guy on here that has a project. Lots of extra tips, wire, ar...

powder coat em.

How many people on this forum use a built in BBQ, or would consider? Check this out.. http://torridwaterheaters.com/products/ ... -stainless

This is a helpful article i thought I would share, being that this is a highly discussed and often controversial topic...

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Its called Epoxy DuraPrime, Marine Grade. It has the zinc omitted from it, a lot of prior powder coated stuff had zinc in the primer (that helps conductivity for spraying) but obviously zinc is like an anode..hence failure at sea. I'm convinced it will last well, SafeBoats has done it for years and ...