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Building an offshore aluminum duck boat. What material?
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Longtailassassin » Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:36 pm
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Hi all. This site was recommended to me from a friend at the Hull Truth.
I am looking at building a 23-24' aluminum Duck Boat. It will be used to...
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Definitely at least do a Specmar or Metal Boat Kits kit. If you're in Seattle, I'd be happy to help mentor where we can. An experienced welder with...
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Thu Jan 31, 2019 7:19 pm
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Bare aluminum gunnels?
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flanker71 » Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:39 pm
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Bought a 2000 Hewescraft 179 from a coworker knowing it was going to be a project. Tackled the water soaked floor and saturated foam last month. The...
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Personally, I would use a rigid non absorbing gasket type material between ‘different metals’ when you mount your ‘accessories’. I bought a roll...
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Last post by alyaz
Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:26 am
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New prawn/ crab pot puller
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Northwest 1 » Fri May 18, 2018 10:02 am
This topic was posted 276 days ago
Installed a Electra Dyne pot hauler on my boat. Very powerful unit. Fast retrieves on heavy pots is a good thing. Heavy duty and well built. 👍
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Last post by Northwest 1
Fri May 18, 2018 10:02 am
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Stretching a SAFEBoat
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welderbob » Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:04 pm
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trying again, sorry.
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trying this again. saved pictures both ways, posting both?????????see what happens If you right click on top picture and view image the boat is right...
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Last post by welderbob
Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:05 pm
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Harbercraft 18' fit out
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Landy_Andy » Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:56 am
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Thought I'd post a few pic's here of the ongoing work to fit out of my recently acquired Harbercraft 18'Adventurer. So, the starting point is the...
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Got the engine hung using a jacking plate due to the transom being for a short leg OB.
Finished off the 'top hat' mount for the concealed...
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Last post by Landy_Andy
Fri Jul 14, 2017 6:40 pm
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Who likes my new helm station/tackle drawer/storage
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Steve the Brain » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:57 am
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Who likes my new helm station/tackle drawer/storage
Orginal plywood helm station is in excellent condition however it’s a 2’x2’ heavey unusefull...
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I plan a side console builtinto this why I referr to as station the lidded SC will house
VHS/marine mp3/electrical switchs/ electrical remote...
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Last post by Steve the Brain
Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:26 am
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Stepping transome contender style
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Steve the Brain » Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:16 am
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Stepping transome contender style
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1.additional hull space
2.additional _-- cubic feet floatation allows raising engine more speed....
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Last post by Steve the Brain
Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:16 am
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Last post by Steve the Brain
Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:30 am
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Clean under floorboards- drainage ideas?
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bfetcho » Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:34 pm
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It's the dreaded under floorboard cleaning!
I have read a few topics on pulling floorboards on a few different brands of boats and have seen them...
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Totally agree JonH. I had buyers remorse also flanker71 after I purchased my boat and found out about these issues. I still have my boat and I am...
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Last post by bfetcho
Tue May 23, 2017 7:06 pm
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Last post by Steve the Brain
Mon May 15, 2017 6:11 am
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Boat leaks, hull structure on 22 foot north river.
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dflorea » Fri May 12, 2017 7:45 am
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Is there a way to check the hull. Brackets etc. visually for problems (cracks or leaks) on aluminum hull. I'm a novice with alloy boats and I'm...
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Great! Thanks for the info. I've seen mig welding in action in a bronze sculpture class and have seen continuous thick seems one inch thick welds on...
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Last post by dflorea
Sun May 14, 2017 9:26 pm
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Last post by Steve the Brain
Sat May 13, 2017 6:34 am
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Aluminum barge started
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Repairguy » Thu Aug 04, 2016 3:59 pm
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So we have started the aluminum barge build. We have welded up our 4 channel trusses that are 25 Ft long. We also pre-fabed the 6 channel trusses...
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Been missing in action for a while. We finished the aluminum barge and the customer is very happy. They have raised there production with our...
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Last post by Repairguy
Wed Feb 15, 2017 6:56 am
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Transom clamp width for aluminum boat build
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southerntidefan » Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:31 pm
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Aluminum boat build. 115 hp mercury. What is the width between the transom clamp? How thick can I make my transom and still get the clamp over it?
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Southern', no outboard install manual? I'd have expected the max transom grip of the thread type clamps was given for any given model and brand? But...
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Last post by kmorin
Fri Feb 03, 2017 6:13 pm
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Eaglecraft 17' by Daigle Marine.
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coachd » Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:48 pm
This topic was posted 863 days ago
My Eaglecraft 17'
Have had this open fishing boat for 6 years.. Have made a concerted effort to use this winter to make this boat shine.
So far...
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Last post by coachd
Sat Oct 08, 2016 3:48 pm
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5086 VS 5052
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Repairguy » Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:35 pm
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I am new to this site and been trying to find info to answer my questions. I will be building a barge 26 x 10 x 30 . I would like use 5086 material....
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Thanks for the info on posting pictures. I opened a Photo Bucket account to help me. I installed my Miller 35 Ft push pull gun yesterday with .47...
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Last post by Repairguy
Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:59 pm
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Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:11 pm
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Sun Jan 31, 2016 11:48 am
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Sat Jan 30, 2016 7:29 pm
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Last post by NEBRI
Tue Sep 15, 2015 7:42 am
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25' Skiff
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Yofish » Fri Jul 24, 2015 12:38 am
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Here is lines view of the skiff I'm building now. 25'x8' 6 , 15* at the stern, has a cabin, self-bailing deck. 3/16 sides, 1/4 bottom. It's an...
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At the end of my career, I work alone for the most part or try to as much as I can. One of the most daunting things to do by self is to flip the...
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Last post by Yofish
Thu Aug 13, 2015 10:08 pm
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Double Eagle Build
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kmorin » Mon Mar 31, 2014 1:29 pm
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This topic will address various aspects of the Glen-L Double Eagle built in aluminum. This 23 to 26' design is little bit unique for the AAB Forum...
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Hi Kevin,
I certainly understand and appreciate your point of view. Yes, perhaps my method of asking, and attempting to answer my own questions (in...
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Last post by Northeaster
Sun Apr 12, 2015 6:49 am
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The Journey Begins
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goatram » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:27 am
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Bean Custom Marine Fabrication
In 3 hours the journey to begins. I am a A&P Licensed Mechanic not a welder. I enjoy working on Alloy and...
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My electrical panel completed and protected. Still need to take a pictures of the 2 ground bus bars. They are sealed in the tan colored wax to...
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Last post by goatram
Mon Mar 23, 2015 10:10 pm
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aluminumizing a non alloy boat
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welderbob » Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:44 pm
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I can't always sell someone a new aluminum boat ,but we can make there non-alloy one more functional. For what the customer end up paying for this...
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Last post by welderbob
Thu Mar 19, 2015 6:44 pm
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Alloy house keeping
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3f8 » Wed Feb 04, 2015 6:11 pm
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Doing some PM. feel free to share any experiences with Tuffcoat, paint removal, and the effects of stainless without using tef-gel.
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The tuffcoat is on we will see who wins tuffcoat or the Florida sun. Now to the under side and the trim tab conversion to Bennett. The both sides of...
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Last post by 3f8
Sun Feb 08, 2015 5:33 pm
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