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Old 09-13-2014, 08:42 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by funangler View Post
The trick is to hire out the welder on weekends and evening to come by and do the majority of your welds. You can cut and fit when he not around if you plan on keeping this boat for a long time aluminum cost less in time and headaches. I have owned both and will not own another steel boat.
I suggested this to the experts; I'd tack weld the boat together and get the expert in to weld it up.

The response was ' there's no way I would put my name to somebodies else's work, you'd never get the gaps right, and lots of places have to assembled and welded in one go'.

There's also the problem that alloy welding has to be done inside in a sheltered environment, and the conditions have to be surgically clean to get a decent quality of weld.

I was told in no uncertain words: 'alloy welding is only for trainer professionals carried out in perfect controlled conditions....'

I sort of got the message after that......
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