I hope also it will shed light on what has in the amateur metal boat building world become at times a heated debate. you can review our approach to the various metal boat building methods in our article on aluminum for boats where they are discussed in detail, including the various pros and cons of each approach toward fabricating. in that. Tech tips and practical info for doing it yourself the number of people with aluminum welding skills and access to fabricating equipment has increased considerably over the years. yet many are unaware of fundamental considerations confronting the short-handed amateur building a single boat for his own account.. Sheet aluminium boats (under 3 mm thick) is rarely suited to home boat building, as many of them make use of pressed, rather than welded panel stiffeners. also, the welding of sheet is more demanding than the welding of plate..
30 years of experience of custom boat building, with a wide range of traditional and modern construction techniques, specialising in teak decking, wooden, aluminum and composite boat construction, using various composites and cores as well as infusion, vacuum bagging techniques, and yacht painting... Descriptions of various boat building methods for the amateur boat builder, including plywood, stitch-n-glue,steel,one-off fiberglass, and aluminum. for a description of the boatbuilding methods used to build the boats in glen-l catalog see the various catagories listed below.. Boat building requires enough space, under cover, so that the builder can easily move around the hull during construction, or the boat can be built on a trailer so the hull can be moved out of the shelter for construction sessions..
