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Alternatively, a modern 'inverter technology' welding set can easily be carried aboard. These welders are really small and light weight but are now being used in shipbuilding yards during the initial construction of yachts and fishing boats. They are easy to use and only need a suitable electric supply.
Some designers offer their plans with detailed sets of measurements allowing you to pre cut your own 'kit' of plates (this only adds a little to the cost of a set of plans)
If you weld the frames to the plating this will give the yacht a hungry horse look showing every rib. The frames usually only need welding to the hull skin where they meet the chine bars. Longitudinal stringers which are always stitch welded along the length of the hull, join the skin to the frames. Any horizontal lines on the hull don't offend the eye the way a vertical line does. here
With its extra 15 feet of length, the designers added a beach club, large swim platform and pool at the stern to enhance the explorer’s on-board livability. Courtesy Omega Architects more
Keen to reference Project Phoenix’s heritage while incorporating a modern twist, Laupman has kept the original windows and added a few larger windows on the superstructure. “The boat can carry one extra tender than your typical 175-footer, which will suit owners who like to dock their yacht and explore the coast,” Laupman told Robb Report. “I wanted to give her an evergreen feel. So, she has a classic hull with shell plating to make the bow higher and we designed a new wheelhouse.” [links]
“One of the key elements of this build is the time savings it offers an owner,” Peter Hürzeler, managing partner at Ocean Independence, told Robb Report. [links]
Hürzeler thinks Phoenix is the ideal solution for a time-challenged owner who wants a customizable build. “Inventory is disappearing,” he says. “A proven platform in Project Phoenix’s size range offers large-yacht comfort, but it’s not so big to keep you out of smaller ports. She’ll do very well in rough weather, with the characteristics for an owner who wants to explore.”
This is the problem we face, the worst areas may not be inspectable.
Making holes in steel boats here
On external hull if the areas are tiny or small they will not be found by ultrasonic inspection. They may be found by hammering or visual inspection. It is not guaranteed however.
Owner’s Consultancy of Steel Yachts more
For ease of discussion I always use the method of writing the readings taken on the hull in chalk as I am taking them. This makes discussion at site very easy. here
Where is the Corroded plating going to be on Steel Yachts? [links]
Fiberglass boats have a more beautiful, polished, and shiny finish. The surface finish of the Steel boats leaves the marks of the interior reinforcements marked. For these boats to look good, it is necessary to paint them with special and very thick paints. They are actually covered with putty to hide the inevitable buns and construction defects. This layer of putty must be polished by hand so that it is finished with a good finish and should be done in a controlled environment with dust extraction. It is definitely a complicated process, very expensive, and that greatly increases the price of this type of boats. [links]
Fiber boats allow serial construction from a first mold or design, this leads to faster manufacturing and lower construction costs. For this and as we have explained before, Steel ships are generally much more expensive than GRP ships.
Steel is a lighter material than fiber, this makes the construction of a Steel sailboat a lighter vessel. Therefore it will be faster and will need less power/wind to move the same distance as a fiber boat, which also means a lower consumption boat. more
Fiber boats do not have rivets, welds, or corrosion to worry about, although possible osmosis problems must be monitored every year, which, if not treated in time, can cause serious problems. However, osmosis problems with the new resins can be. They have palliated a lot with respect to helmets of 20 or 30 years ago. The anti-fouling that is a painting that is given to the live work of the boats to prevent different types of algae, barnacles, and snails from being embedded in the hull, is much more expensive for Steel boats than for boat fiber. here
Steel hulls, if the right alloy is used, resist saltwater corrosion better than steel boats and do not require any special paint. They also suffer from galvanic or electrolytic corrosion that can be avoided with a well-insulated electrical installation and placing sacrificial anodes. Fiber boats do not suffer the effects of corrosion, although they can be affected by the phenomenon of osmosis and suffer from the sun’s ultraviolet rays.