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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 418719" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>I think application is key too, as I'm on saltwater where it is "more often than not" to have a slight chop, due to the winds and currents, as well as big boat wakes and ocean waves.</p><p></p><p>Sure, some of us w/ tin boats may need to tighten them up here & there over the course of their lifetime, but the welded hulls I see - just at my boat club dock alone - have cracks along the gunnels or seat or superstructure supports, <u>always about 1/3rd of the way back</u> from the bow. </p><p></p><p>This is where the stresses congregate when V-hulls hit waves at speed. For our use, riveted boats flex and 'move' more than do welded hulls - which crack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 418719, member: 15636"] I think application is key too, as I'm on saltwater where it is "more often than not" to have a slight chop, due to the winds and currents, as well as big boat wakes and ocean waves. Sure, some of us w/ tin boats may need to tighten them up here & there over the course of their lifetime, but the welded hulls I see - just at my boat club dock alone - have cracks along the gunnels or seat or superstructure supports, [u]always about 1/3rd of the way back[/u] from the bow. This is where the stresses congregate when V-hulls hit waves at speed. For our use, riveted boats flex and 'move' more than do welded hulls - which crack. [/QUOTE]
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