Aluminium boat building project

A small film about a boatbuilding project in winter 2009/2010. M first aluminium boat, fully welded. Gone into the project with no metal working experience at all - but the boad is still swimming. ;)

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Alloy
• Aluminium
• boat
• building
• welding
• construction
• aluboot
• Aluminiumboot
• schweissen
• bootsbau
• bootsbauprojekt
• angelboot
• kahn
• prahm

[MrNorgaardholzer]

Well thanks. I basically chose that design because it was simple to build. I had planned to build a "real" boat of about 7-8m and wanted to try the metal working out first. The basic design of this punt is not so fancy in europe. In the end you have a doryboat with transoms wich is almost the same as the furthest spred kids sailing class "Optimist" over here. The construction feels very stiff due to the three massive keels and the massive gunwhales. Maybe I'll start building my No.3 next winter.

[yankowsky74]

filmik fajny ale ty kurwa nie potrafisz spawać :) 2:01 masakra

[MrNorgaardholzer]

@yankowsky74

Well thanks but its looks as if you dont speek english - if you would, you would have read that I built this punt without any metal working experience. Of course I had no Idea of welding. :D

But the punt is still swimming and in one peace. ;)

[hirshagarwal]

Hey, nice video. I am 14 and I really wan't to build a boat, but I am not sure if my parents would let me wield or buy a wielder. Is there an alternative? Also how much did this cost you in total?

Thanks

[MrNorgaardholzer]

@hirshagarwal

Well just build in Plywood. Check out Hannu Vartialas site for detailed info on building the punt in wood. Its easier and cheaper. Material did cost me about 600EUR as far a I remember but tools not included of course, esp. not the MIG welding machine.

[rattycheesep]

hi well done on this build. I think I will give it a go.Do you think it would be possible to build a small wheelhouse or would it make it very unstable in wind?

[MrNorgaardholzer]

@rattycheesep: No I dont think thats a good idea. The boad is rather narrow and building a wheelhouse will not make it better. If I was to build a second one I think I would just add some width. Maybe 20cm or so which can easily be done in the plany by just altering the bottom plate and the transoms. sides can stay the same.

I woul also go for a smaller Motor, maybe 6HP. Du to the scoop-rocker line of the boat it is not getting on the planes very easy. It is definitely made for slower riding.

[RalfsLab]

That's some REAL chicken face.

[welderman27]

nice build but very strange bow design, i have never seen this before, boats we have here in the USA are a lot more pointy to handle the ruff seas. So far how is the boat holding up it looks like there should have been more brace in the bottom? I'm a welder myself and honesty amazed how it actually came out. i like that you had no skills in welding and still pushed on thats really cool

[MrPorkncheese]

u r such a joker.

iv never laughed so much in my life

[yankowsky74]

filmik fajny ale ty kurwa nie potrafisz spawać :)