Boat Forum / Building / April 2007

On Apr 18, 12:31 pm, mhryw...@adelphia.net wrote:

Aluminum hulls.  I don't want to be able to build a boat (yet), but
would like to be able to restore my current boat and future
purchases.  I need to understand the basics of boat structure so I
don't take something out that needs to be there (like the third bench
seat in a small aluminum boat, the type that uses those bench seats
for structural support).  I need to understand the characteristics of
the aluminum alloys used in boats.  Is it acceptable to use a brazing
rode and propane torch, or will this weaken the metal.  Will the
aluminum boats warp, how well does reriveting fix things... etc.  I
guess I'd have to say somewhere in the middle.  Not building from
scratch but more than cursory maintenance.