Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

I would check into the Federal Anti-Splash laws and their guidelines. They are in place to guard against reproducing somebody else's engineering.

Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

I wish you the best of luck with it Rockit.

But big V's in Aluminum have been tried before (Cougars and a few others) and unless it's a shear racing rig staying in the water for a couple of hours max I would not even get close to that with Nort's Johnson...

In one way or another you'll have water in a crease somewhere maybe even salt water since your on the left coast and then you won't need batteries anymore your ride will be an enormous electrolysis experiment (read "messed-up leaking battery" aluminum+salt water) that will not have much re-sale appeal... Maybe you have all these issues resolved and I wish you the best but...

I would of even gone for a Fountain before going down that road and that is not saying much...

Again this is my very humble opinion and I hope you actually have all my concerns and any other addressed and I wish you good luck.

G.L.

Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

Put aside my previous posts about bottom design for now. How are you adressing the hull noise issue that aluminum boats make in rough water?

Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

As light as it will be in anykind of sh!t the noises will be from the welds popping... Nothing beats weight in rough sh!t.

Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

GLH I agree, you can cheat on weight with carbon because it doesn't flex, but aluminum will flex, and the welds will be put under tremendous pressure.

Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

Most of the Cougars were RIVITED too.

Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

sounds like will be very buoyant- are you considering ballast tanks?

Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

Just one 44' ballast tank when(not if, WHEN) those welds break :eek: :( :rolleyes:

Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

Nice !!! Just clear coat the aluminum and leave it without paint. Very nice. Dave

Re: My New SL 44 ( 44 ft )
 

Why are people pounding on this guy? Did I miss something?

Seems to me to be a very ambitious project, congrats for trying something away from the mainstream.

Besides, it's his boat. I usually reserve the right to talk sh!t about a toy only when it sits in MY driveway.

Bryan