Aluminum Pod's Load and Torque Testing

[scottar]

Called the alloy welder and said i just wanted a basic pod made he said it will need to be made from 10mm plate and will cost $2500

what is actually wrong with going with a steel pod? can paint it with 2k paint on the cheap, i can weld it piss easy so the pod should only cost a few hundred bucks

I spend all day maintaining steel tug boats Gazza...…….there is nothing right about the combination of steel and saltwater (or fresh water for that matter). You can not stop rust IMO - more so once bolts are introduced. If you are happy to maintain and periodically replace, weight will be the only real downside.....oh and the rust stain.

[gazza2006au]

Scottar yeah I'm going alloy and hopefully just make the internal structure like a maze and hopefully it will be strong enough