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<blockquote data-quote="mcurcio1989" data-source="post: 166567" data-attributes="member: 4269"><p>Yeah I did some reading and it sounds like What you guys are saying about aluminum and fiberglass are true. The two materials just are not capable of being chemically joined. </p><p></p><p>Although I think you may be missing the point. I want an aluminum boat that is jet powered. Fiberglass jet boats can go in shallow water but you are always worried about hitting a rock which will destroy the glass. Aluminum boats are much more capable of putting up with bumping rocks but you are always worried about hitting the outdrive. I want to combine the twos benefits for a versatile boat. I am going to find a way to join these two or not do it at all. </p><p></p><p>The way I see it there will be some difficulty in finding a good solid way to secure the fiberglass of the ski to the aluminum of the jon boat but that difficulty will be much less than what would be required to fabricate the entire drive system. Plus the drive system in these jet skis is time tested and works good. I know that it isn't going to have serious cavitation or alignment issues. Projects like this are all about asking for trouble and coming up with solutions to those problems. I would rather ask with the trouble involved in joining these two then that of fabricating drive components and alignment issues. </p><p></p><p></p><p>This project is about simplicity and versatility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcurcio1989, post: 166567, member: 4269"] Yeah I did some reading and it sounds like What you guys are saying about aluminum and fiberglass are true. The two materials just are not capable of being chemically joined. Although I think you may be missing the point. I want an aluminum boat that is jet powered. Fiberglass jet boats can go in shallow water but you are always worried about hitting a rock which will destroy the glass. Aluminum boats are much more capable of putting up with bumping rocks but you are always worried about hitting the outdrive. I want to combine the twos benefits for a versatile boat. I am going to find a way to join these two or not do it at all. The way I see it there will be some difficulty in finding a good solid way to secure the fiberglass of the ski to the aluminum of the jon boat but that difficulty will be much less than what would be required to fabricate the entire drive system. Plus the drive system in these jet skis is time tested and works good. I know that it isn't going to have serious cavitation or alignment issues. Projects like this are all about asking for trouble and coming up with solutions to those problems. I would rather ask with the trouble involved in joining these two then that of fabricating drive components and alignment issues. This project is about simplicity and versatility. [/QUOTE]
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