Hi Matt, you are right, is very regional and tradition reigns, i think because aluminium has been always associated to professional boats for very strong use!Matt Gent wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 12:29 pm Super cool project!
A friend and I want to learn to weld. We are tinkering with adapting a small S&G skiff (Lillistone's Fleet) to Aluminum as a "senior design project"' once we have the hang of it. CS25 is on a whole other scale!
Aluminum boat building seems to be very regional. The petroleum industry in the gulf supports a bunch of Louisana builders, plus the PNW. I'd think it makes sense for low production / semi-custom boats elsewhere but tradition seems to reign.
Now even in italy we are starting to see the first aluminium made boats, in my opinion aluminium boat building will increase as soon all the fiberglass boats at the end of their life are starting to be scrapped, i know there are huge costs for demolition