Building a 16 Foot Aluminum Fishing Boat From a Kit

Building the 16 Foot Aluminum Boat Kit from MetalBoatKits.com
www.metalboatkits.com

[@dwighthobdy4623]

Beautiful job, great looking boat, and I hope you love it.

[@kevbarry6457]

Nice work. I am learning to weld Ali with my new WIA 200i Mig with a view to repairing an old tinny I inherited. I have the liner and rollers for Ali, plus the argon bottle and am about to work on a test piece with 1mm 40thou wire. what settings should I start at? I have the St/St wire brush and understand I need to have a good size stick out to achieve the required spray weld. any tips would be most appreciated. Thanks Kevin.

[@michaelhille261]

Looks great 👍🏻

[@robertlaird6746]

I love this boat design.

[@buckwild6552]

How much for the boat in the video, with it set up to drop a wave runner motor in it

[@Broxty]

What was the final price including trailer and outboard?? Thinking about building this.

[@brittanyacalhoun2688]

Beautiful job

[@morganpauley572]

what went oner the wolds on the outside of the boat

[@slaymond4293]

what does the study kit include?

[@mkdzr72]

Are these boats coast guard certified? When I take it to the lake, will it pass coastguard test? Lot of money to spend, only to find out I can't register my boat or I do, but won't pass inspection.

[@lightmeupsigns5363]

Nice Job

[@jacobcrab593]

Dose the kit include the metal on the smaller boats like this one

[@johnsurf509]

I want this Kit how much!! Or do you have an up dated version??

[@BrandonCurryer]

Do you provide the aluminum for your boat kits?

[@zainmblitar]

What thickness using plate ? 3mm or 2mm ?

[@quangtran-fx8di]

I want to ask about the size

[@daividdaivid3440]

My brother do us a video how to cut and how to calculate the scales please

[@devinrckid3980]

That is a cool boat

[@flymontana6271]

I looking at buying a kit so I can tig weld a project for a welding competition in a year I was wondering if the boat kit came precut or not

[@apolo9095181pedro]

Very Nice

[@robertlong9552]

In the study book you have for sale Could you explain what info I would be paying for .cheers man

[@isooctane4023]

Amazing....

[@shannonhamblin9892]

Just how sturdy is an aluminum boat?

[@edwardabrahamiii3742]

I want a boat built like that i got a 20x6 flat bottom i love it to but i like how your work is done to

[@tmark8550]

Would you mind letting me know how much it roughly cost you in materials to build this boat? Thank you.

[@celinebrulet2840]

I've always tried to figure out how to build a boat for my kids. I tried several plans but always got stuck along the way. I'm glad I found this t.co/uM8hFDqZOp It has made the work become as easy and simple as I never thought it will be.

[@kofie-bajamaureen7904]

waar zijn jullie gevestig

[@jamesswain2923]

So I can't get the peices cut and shipped. A CNC machine is expensive to buy just to build one boat. Can I get the material shipped and I can weld it myself.

[@henryzabel1746]

Looks good ! But maybe I missed it , but I didn't see any floatation being installed ? A slightly important part of design and build . What gauge of plate did you use ? What was finished hull weight ?

[@MetalBoatKitscom]

Hi +Henry Zabel Yes, flotation foam is required in all the thwarts (seats) by law in most countries. It is installed by drilling a 1" hole near the top of the seat and filling with pour in place foam. Pour in a little at a time and allow it to expand fully before pouring a bit more. This avoids "ballooning" the seats. Finished weight is 375 Lbs on this one. More info on this kit on our website here: metalboatkits.com/?product=16-foot-skiff Cheers!

[@sandugo6952]

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[@ianmoone2359]

No no no, when employing flotation foam it should be glass encapsulated, closed cell, fire retardant, high density polyeurothane foam for boats. If you have to ask why you have no business designing & selling kit aluminium boats! No cross ribs, no longitudinal ribs, no drainage from bow to stern under the thwart seats, no reinforcing struts for transom. This things a joke, not a boat! I’ve built a 16 ft aluminium skiff from a kit designed by a naval architect before today & put it into commercial passenger carrying survey, as well as being a 100 tonne ships master. I wouldn’t sit in the boat in a puddle much less put to sea in it! This is what happens when amateur boat builders think they know all there is to know about building boats, and run loose with CADCAM software! All the gear & no feckin idea! Stay well away people if you value your lives & those of your loved ones & friends!

[@Mark-ct8fk]

@@ianmoone2359 I think that if you look in the V of the inner hull, there is the drainage, but yeah. No ribs. no structure, and I didn't even see that they finished welding, only tacking!

[@InformalWarfare]

what is the projected material cost on this boat?

[@Justin-Outdoors]

Lol all you get are thumbs up Try browsing metalboatkits.com

[@leocan3659]

Qual é o raio da chapa plana do casco para formar o v?

[@tomharrell1954]

Nice

[@maab50]

Hi..i m from Kuala Lumpur.. Can you give me detail plan how to make this saiz n model this bot..?

[@antoniocarlossouzaribeiro8653]

Amigo, será que você pode passar as medidas da lancha. Gostaria de fazer uma.

[@TheLibyanow]

how mtsh???????????

[@urbanangler1576]

Could the hull be constructed of 5052 aluminum? And if so, what would be the cost- roughly?

[@mightyeagle]

5083 is marine or aqua ali

[@dougearnest7590]

So the "kit" is a set of plans telling me how to build a boat if I have all the tools and materials needed to build a boat?

[@mikeokeefe2014]

No foam inside ? Required to keep it floating.. Just in case of trouble

[@tcbalkom2070]

Mike O'Keefe lmfao what? John boat bro John boat

[@DaebakMonkey]

So you can buy either the plans or the plans and precut material?

[@Noahlochner0]

Sounds like you can get the plans, or the plans + files to get it the kit cut out of the materials. They don't sell the materials from what I'm gathering but do sell the files for you to get it cut out at your local metal fab place for the price of $275.

[@lyrics4youtube422]

what are CNC files exactly? are they pre cut material?

[@Dreadiceman1]

They are the files that contain all the cuts needed to make the boat

[@かじやんチャンネル]

すげーなこれ。 アルミボート作るキットなんてあるんですね。 日本でも買えないかしら・・・アルミの板から切り出す方が安いかな？？ 僕もアルミボートカスタムしてます。一度見て見て下さい・・・・。。

[@hectormora2449]

Hermoso bote.

[@oldomerlo4906]

Tem como eu comprar um kit desse bote. Qual o menor valor.?

[@Arthurchagasdacruzfe2318]

Bom dia, gostei do vídeo.

[@traviscastilleja3401]

Thanks. you

[@thomvogan3397]

visited your site but couldn't a price on anything. One of the first things a potential buyer wants to know is how much? If I don't see a price, I move on.

[@MetalBoatKitscom]

+Thom Vogan Thanks for the heads up Thom. The prices are shown on each boats main page under the "Choose An Option" tab. As there is a choice between downloading the study plans or the complete set of CNC Cutting Files. In the case of this boat the Study Plans are $12.99 and the CNC Files to build it are $275

[@jarodmorris611]

KZbin says there are 7 replies but I cannot see them.

[@azizjannan1602]

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[@karenfirmansyah9873]

May i get a how detail zize of part of boat..just boat not asessories..thank a lot..

[@willyjacobs2384]

@@MetalBoatKitscom i have a question about the 16 ft on the webshop it is show with 3 benches but the maker in the movie has a flatt floor in it where can i find this one

[@maly8781]

Good morning. Do you have plans to build a boat from the movie for sale? Apart from that, congratulations on your profession. Something beautiful

[@daividdaivid3440]

How to cut

[@xxtopoxxap]

cómo puedo conseguir los planos me gustó muchísimo gracias espero su respuesta

[@SorinPetcuStoplaStup]

It is TIG or MIG welding?

[@Dreadiceman1]

Either will work tig is neater but slower

[@tomassheffergolsalves3273]

Muito bom

[@abdullahal-abdullah3176]

Hi How to become an agent for your company, and what are the conditions and how the processing, and your final prices continued to Iraq / Baghdad . We need email / phone company with sending some blocks to small and medium

[@speckspeck]

cheaper to buy a new one, sadly, but it would be fun

[@cartmanrlsusall]

Now do a wharram tiki 38 and 26 in welded aluminum and you will make money. Wood and fiberglass is a proven technology but the simplify and speed of building in metal,should make a stronger hull wit smaller bulkheads which means less weight and more usable space in the hulls...if only i had the money......

[@Thishandleisunavailable493]

Is aluminum really all that hard to weld? I've heard that it is

[@andy6043]

not at all if you have a 8-9 K welding machine ! most you just turn a dial on the gun and its sets it up right.

[@Dreadiceman1]

Any gas equipped mig can do it you just need proper gas to go with alum wire

[@actorzone856]

why don't the aluminium boats of this size need bottom supports like the bigger boats?

[@kennanok9089]

The seats are the bottom supports, along with the strakes.

[@norjanapil1289]

i want this kit how much? from Philippine

[@wowtheresparcmac]

I would love to purchase this kit and build it. Does anyone have a rough guesstimate on material prices?

[@shawn-ig2ec]

Weight of the boat then multiply by $3.35 equals approx. cost of materials minus what the plans cost.

[@johnbower]

shawn4900, so if boat weighs 1/4 ton then material cost is $ 0.8375 minus what plans cost, so the materials cost is less than nothing. Where do I get this material.

[@Mike383HK]

$4.00 a pound, maybe more for the sheet. 6061 for the frames and 5052 for the hull sheeting. Take a guess?

[@meincotu]

Email the manufacturer for their prices and shipping costs. Make sure you allow for everything including hardware and welding supplies. Don't forget anything needed to make the boat water safe, including floatation. Shipping costs could be nasty depending on where you are. The mass producers ship small boats in bulk like coffee cups with little packaging expense.

[@prorider608]

Aren’t you meant to strengthen the transom, to allow the larger horsepower outboards like 60hp for example, good build though👍

[@stevelafrance32]

Horsepower rating is from boat dimensions and transom height. We have a job boat with a 60 but it's only rated for a 50 16 feet long 6 feet at the beam

[@carmium]

How many people out there have equipment for aluminum welding? Looks like a nice boat but sure as hell I couldn't assemble one! 8-D

[@barryculloty2568]

Decent looking kit, not what I would want, I want a deeper duck boat style and a deeper salt boat style. But this is very nice!

[@fishlovargk]

Price kya hai

[@rk2045]

what is the thickness of ALUMINIUM sheet ? good workmanship . thanks for your video. if we have two such boat with little dimensional difference i can make plastic boats in rotomoulding process. can you give me your contact address?. thanks

[@WCGwkf]

I think its 1/8 INCHES .125

[@MrJdsenior]

Man, that is what you call an aluminum boat! That's no car top skiff. Almost TOO nicely finished for a fishing boat ;-). One thing about aluminum, especially in fresh water, is it is immensely maintenance free, especially unpainted. The only thing you have to be careful about, in my experience is don't hammer the hull in large waves more than it is designed to take. My little (I think it was a Sears) 12 footer eventually was oil canning in several places, after hundreds and hundreds of hours of use. It was a great little boat for many many years and would plane three adults nicely on a Merc 9.8. About 21-22 MPH full out with two normal sized, about 18-19 reasonable cruise, and would run for several hours on 3 gallons of fuel. I'm sure somebody with a MIG and a couple of pieces of thin angle could have got it back like new in no time. It was worst in the bottom right in front of the transom, and the little bit of sustained hook made it handle pretty poorly, especially in relatively flat water. After replacing a couple of wood transoms in glass boats I really KNOW what material SUCKS in a boat, don't care if it's marine, encased, whatever, it ALWAYS rots. Then you start replacing those rubber splined couplers more and more often, til you replace the transom, AGAIN.

[@MetalBoatKitscom]

Ahahah thanks John! Yes, that was my experience after a couple of decades of boatbuilding as well. It was through hands on experience as a builder that I became a designer that prefers welded aluminum above all other materials. Thanks again for the kind words. Cheers Rick

[@traviscastilleja3401]

were did you get the kit at?

[@MetalBoatKitscom]

Hi +Travis Castilleja You can get this kit and several others at www.metalboatkits.com :)

[@jarodmorris611]

Time to get a tig welder. Does a mig weld aluminum anywhere close to as well as a tig?

[@ajames3249]

It’s just plans, not an actual kit (kit means it includes all materials to build it)

[@armandomadrid2804]

Quisiera que me Apo yen moral mente de lo que fabrico como contra placa dora tadura

[@oldomerlo4906]

Moro em Manaus, Amazonas.

[@flyhouseoftruth470]

When they don't list a price, then you know it will be too much. More then buying a good used one already done.

[@louissparks2496]

First you try to figure what welder to buy.

[@110welding]

If you do start looking, try and pay the extra for mig pulsing.

[@lostboat3]

Is it the the insurance/ CO or the government on flotation

[@MetalBoatKitscom]

+Stan Chetco Hi Stan, it is government regulation that requires positive flotation in all boats 20 feet or under. This is pretty much an international safety standard.

[@joeyjoe8892]

You forgot your Oar handles because I don't see an engine

[@phuongnguyen-qx3pc]

can you give me the drawings of ship without

[@gdcoster]

So you can copy it it Vietnam and ship to to America

[@mannyteppo]

You should improve your website, it looks like a phishing site, with redirects.

[@creepybunny255]

You obviously don't understand the difference between "Plans" and "Kits"

[@61britchie]

So you sell the plans for 229 and then you say that I can only build one and that I have to pay 50% if I build another. Dude anybody with a CAD program can do that without your help.

[@ldwithrow08]

Need some serious TIG welding skills and equipment!

[@Noahlochner0]

Or a pulsed mig with a push pull spool gun. Either way it'll cost you some coins in gear. But would be way cheaper than paying for a pre built one.