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You gonna' be preaching to us when you get it memorized chapter & verse? Nuthin' worse than a know-it-all boater . . . 8)

One of the odd things about aluminum boats that I've noticed is that when you go to sell them the year it was built is hardly ever an issue or a major factor in determining its value. Take this ad on my local craigs list: http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/boa/580585678.html http://images.craigslist....

We see these around here from time to time, unfinished alloy hulls. Given the high price of aluminum these days there is no way you could duplicate the material in this boat for what he is asking. 36x12, big boat. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/boa/581065579.html http://images.craigslist.org/0102...

Not sure of your question Dave but the beam is about 8'10" as I recall, mainly for trailering. It wasn't my spec, I would have gone a bit wider but the boat was already tacked up when I stumbled across it at Maxweld. It was being built for someone else who had to bail out so I grabbed it since ...

Looking very sharp! Welcome to the forum too

Nice looking jacks. I wasn't that thrilled with the electrics myself but if they worked this long then I guess they did OK. Hey, say hi to Mike and ask him for me why he points at all the fish? Nice looking kings you guys are getting down there too. Oh yeah, there is a forum further down to post pho...

Oh man you are breakin' my heart . . . its like seeing an old girlfriend sashaying down the street on someone else's arm. No on the big cat . . . I've leveraged my way onto some bigger boats OBOP (owned by other people) when I want to go offshore or up to Alaska so I'm stickin' with my small boats. ...

Roger, is that you? Are you taking good care of my boat? Looks like you guys are having some fun down there! And it looks like I'll have to modify my sig!

Bob

I use my 21 Edwing mainly for helping out our local harbormaster 'cause she's desk bound alot and they haven't bought her a decent boat for the kind of tasks that come up. Early yesterday morning a big Bayliner erupted into flames in our main harbor. Luckily a tug with a firefighting nozzle (monitor...

Nice write-up Dave. Already got some ideas on where I would use that idea.

Ok, keeping things on topic here, a couple of pics from fishing steelhead yesterday in Washington State in a specialized craft we call "sleds". Basically heavily built flatbottomed alloy boats and powered with jet impeller lower units fitted to modern outboard motors so you can run in very...

Jay's not gonna be happy when he hears you can buy Pacific skiffs at Wal-Mart . . . :lol:

I've kept my 21 in the water for almost 10 years. When my bottom paint gets really thin I burn through zincs much faster than when the paint is fresh & thick. In other words, if you don't plan on painting the bottom be prepared to replace zincs more often.

Dave, that boat is from my neck of the woods in fact Munson is one of the biggest builders in the Seattle area to this day. That boat has a lot of potential for sure.

If that is what heaven is like I'm going to start being good from today . . . oh man!

That weld looks pretty good to me. I see a lot of variations in price on these units running from $4-$6K new which I imagine depends on the guns and wire feeders. Any suggestions as to which feeder is best for a shop that will use it a lot, and if the pulsed machine really runs cool enough to use t...

So that fish is a fresh water caught fish, right? Yup, steelhead are a rainbow trout with a salmon-like life cycle. They hatch out from eggs deposited in gravel bottomed rivers or clean, high oxygen lakes then they head down to the ocean to feed & mature. Unlike salmon that die after returning ...

What's all that whining I'm hearing from down there in paradise? I'm fishin' Monday for steelhead on one of the local rivers. It'll be raining and about 33°f but with the wind it'll feel about 20°. We've got gauges on the rivers to let us know how high the flow is running so we can pick our days as ...

Yes, I tend to go too slow but the machine doesn't penalize me too much (which is a good thing). Vertical and overhead are just as forgiving too . . . I call it "welding for dummies".

Like this.....because this looks bad azz! http://www.bladerunnerllc.com/frntpage.jpg Check the links forum.....someone maybe making it under another name. Like Bladerunner??? I WISH THESE GUYS WON'T POST ALL THOSE LINK (ON THE LINKS FORUM) BECAUSE I WANT ONE OF THESE.......[ color=red]RIGHT NOW!!!!...

Her ya go John, I saw your boat when I was there and took this photo, very nice!

We have 5 300 amp Miller migs at the shop, but no spool gun. I was wondering if the newer square wave mig machines were worth the investment and if the python gun was the way to go. Bull, You mean pulsed mig? They are pretty cool. I've got a Lincoln PM350 that can weld .063 as easily as .250 with m...

Most of those rails are made from a standard fab profile called a "hull stiffener" available from Alaska Copper & Brass here in Seattle. You could buy a couple of 25' lengths and have them shipped out or you might be able to get them locally. Beautiful boat Ruggit. Are you leaving it l...

My neighbor's business partner is just finishing a build on a 70'x20' aluminum cat up here in AK. It will be powered by twin 1001 HP CAT diesels pushing hamilton jets. I do not have any pictures, but it is HUGE! Total build price is about $2.2 million. Wish I had that kind of disposable income. Loo...