I dissected my old aluminum v-bottom boat for materials.
I found the runners on the bottom of the hull were riveted unlike most boats "pressed in".
Scrapped up a lot of building material. The hull will be 10"x6".
Once I removed the runners ribs, braces and all I found I had a nice piece of flat aluminum 10'x6'
Flat except for the sides which have a natural curve up \_____/. I can push them down almost flat.
Since this is a low powered one seater used for hunting and fishing in low water only, Will the soft chine slide too much? It would save me a lot in time, materials and work to use the hull like it is
without doing a major alteration to the sides. It would save weight as well and look cleaner.
Since I will be tooling at slow to moderate speed most of the time it shouldn't slide to bad.
I could rivet short runners to the front to make it turn if needed.
Any suggestions?
I could also rivet long runners to the sides down the sides say 10"from the top of the hull.
Which is basically the bottom of the boat. I can do this before or after finishing the hull.
Any feedback?
Thanks
zion
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