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ak
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Joined: Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:09 am
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Location: MATAGETDOWN, TX
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 ?"s on building a boat yourself. Im building the boat for a jet ski motor so it doesn't need to build a tank like most of yall are used to seeing. my buddy got a mig and a spool gun for welding but I was wondering if I could just rivet it with a regular hand riveter or does alumacraft and other brands use some kind of high compression riveter. Also wheres the best place to order sheet aluminum.
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wade_660
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Re: ?"s on building a boat yourself. I have a friend that just finished one. I'd probably build it pretty stout, he hit a stick running pretty fast and peeled it open.
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BayouBuster
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Location: Genoa AR
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Re: ?"s on building a boat yourself. Rivets will only cause headaches down the road. Its a lot faster yo weld it than it is to drill a couple holes and out rivets in. Riveting the floor would be OK but those still loosen up over time
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ak
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Location: MATAGETDOWN, TX
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Re: ?"s on building a boat yourself. what grade aluminum 3031 or 6061?
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txmudcutter
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Location: Nederland, TX (SETX)
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Re: ?"s on building a boat yourself. 5086
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ak
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Location: MATAGETDOWN, TX
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Re: ?"s on building a boat yourself. Yall use a mig with a spool gun? or tig.
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Puddler45
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Location: Wisconsin's waters and woods
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Re: ?"s on building a boat yourself. Please enlighten me if you figure out how to tig weld with a spool gun
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pooldoo73
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Location: Plaquemine
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Re: ?"s on building a boat yourself. Spool gun. Tiig weld is too hard. Cracking problems.
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North LA Hunter
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Location: West Monroe, LA
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Re: ?"s on building a boat yourself.
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dfou
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Location: Pville, La
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cupped up
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JLACOUR
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Location: Lake Jackson, TX
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Re: ?"s on building a boat yourself. X2 that's probably the loudest noise my ears have heard.
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North LA Hunter
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Location: West Monroe, LA
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dfou
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