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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
14' Starcraft Seafarer Build
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<blockquote data-quote="atuck593" data-source="post: 309331" data-attributes="member: 4904"><p>Bass,</p><p></p><p>I never really worked with aluminum either until this project. I took my time, researched on this site, and then went to work on the build. It was not as hard/difficult as I thought it would be, just time consuming to get everything right. I think aluminum is the way to go since its lighter and you don't have to coat everything in a couple of coats of spar urethane. The only thing is aluminum tends to be expensive. I near died when I priced out aluminum angle at Lowes and Home Depot. I ended up buying my aluminum from a local scrap/surplus yard. They had a bunch of surplus aluminum pieces that I was able to use and it cost me less than a dollar per pound. I bought the pieces depending upon how I would use them. Hence why some is square tubing. Aluminum angle pieces would have been easier to rivet to one another but they did not have the size I needed. Instead the square tubing is riveted together with little angle brackets you can find at a hardware store. I think they were made for like shelving and decking purposes. I was able to put rivets in where the screws were meant to go and they have held up fine. In the end aluminum is less forgiving than wood, meaning everything has to be precise, but the learning curve is easy and you should catch on quick.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="atuck593, post: 309331, member: 4904"] Bass, I never really worked with aluminum either until this project. I took my time, researched on this site, and then went to work on the build. It was not as hard/difficult as I thought it would be, just time consuming to get everything right. I think aluminum is the way to go since its lighter and you don't have to coat everything in a couple of coats of spar urethane. The only thing is aluminum tends to be expensive. I near died when I priced out aluminum angle at Lowes and Home Depot. I ended up buying my aluminum from a local scrap/surplus yard. They had a bunch of surplus aluminum pieces that I was able to use and it cost me less than a dollar per pound. I bought the pieces depending upon how I would use them. Hence why some is square tubing. Aluminum angle pieces would have been easier to rivet to one another but they did not have the size I needed. Instead the square tubing is riveted together with little angle brackets you can find at a hardware store. I think they were made for like shelving and decking purposes. I was able to put rivets in where the screws were meant to go and they have held up fine. In the end aluminum is less forgiving than wood, meaning everything has to be precise, but the learning curve is easy and you should catch on quick. [/QUOTE]
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