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Subject: #2109: Trying again

Submitted by Bern (207.42.222.44) from WASHINGTON on 9/17/04 10:34:01 pm:

Hello again. I know I have said this before, however this time I hope to be getting closer to starting on the “Silver Belle”. I have had problems getting a hull. I had one gentleman lined up to build one, however he had a heart attack and is no longer with us. Lined up builder #2 to start, however he pushed me aside for a bigger project. I am now looking at buying something like,

http://www.godfreymarine.com/cf/gmfs_dakota04.cfm?modeltype=Outfitter&modelName=mv1885

and going from there. I would add about 30 inches to the stern in order to get a rake or slope. The cabin would start about where the bow deck stops, and go to the new stern. This will give me about 10 feet of clear floor space, and then the motor, batteries, and all equipment would be back where the rear seat and new stern addition are. - - - What do you think, is this doable, safe, crazy, or what? Thanks for any and all thoughts.

  1. 9/19/04 11:19:39 am Stealth Ranger (65.13.9.151) from GEORGIA says You can do it....

    However, you need to know how to weld aluminum and have a fairly expensive welder to do it.

    A minum welder would be about an 180amp $1500.00 240vac mig welder using pure argon gas.

    A better choice would be a $2500.00 TIG welder using Argon gas.

    The TIG welds aluminum much better, but it is a a lot harder to learn to use...

    I have used some of these hulls for electric powered fishing boats and they work well. They are reasonable stable and hav a lot of floor space as you have points out.

    You are correct in that getting the transom rounded off and tapered up form the bottom would be very benificial to making it a more efficient displacement hull.

    I have thought about making a boat by taking two johns and cutting the transom off of each one and welding them together so that they are raked and tapered at both ends...

    To be safe, you will need to put the batteries in the middle and put enough flotation foam in the hidden areas so that it would not sink if filled with water and all of that extra weight...

    This stitch & glue sailboat hull built from 1/4" marine plywood and fibergalss migh be a good alternative as well.

    These guys seem to have some nice easy to build plans:

    http://bateau.com/


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