We Built an Aluminium Boat, from Nothing to Sea Trials in 11 Minutes

We built a 12ft Aluminium boat because we couldn't get to our big boat in the lockdowns. Of course we recorded the whole thing and here's the first video.

We'll be making other videos about this one soon, so if you have questions about it put them in the comments. We'll also be posting an update video soon too.

Hope you are all keeping well, thanks for being so patient.

A few extra details if you are interested: (Video with more details to follow soon)

Rick was very helpful during the build, would definitely recommend!

We used 4mm Aluminium 5083 which is a marine specific grade. The tube etc was 6063 and 6061.

We Tig welded the whole thing as that's what we had to use, not ideal but got the job done.
Filler for marine aluminium welding is 5356.

[jameshodo]

Good to see you back. Hope all is well.

[ИванИванченко-ст]

Welcome back guys. You are great.
Greetings from Vladivostok, Russia.

[marciamaciasgarcia]

good to see you back, an impressive bit of boat building.

[mikoschannel]

Super cool! Your wife’s face on the boat, she looks so happy, excited and proud of the build. That is such an awesome boat!

[billsimpson]

Fully TIG welder... WOW, A work of art. Great job my friend! 😊😊👍👍🦘🦘

[markdraper]

I was losing hope of seeing you guys again. Glad you're back. Nice work on the aluminum boat.

[samuelalejandrosalazarcabr]

Awesome Job and The best music for it!!!!👍👍👍👍

[jamesford]

Fantastic music. Can't wait for the next video.

[kosta]

Well done.
More impressed of the conditions you go boating in.
Job well done

[LifewithJames]

I dig the choice of music. Relaxing and goes with the smooth work being done. Nice change from normal background music choices

[peterattfield]

Way hay the wonders return glad to see you all safe and well

[mikecurley]

Who doesn’t love the William Tell Overture! Nice work and a great video.

[verynearlyaboutsailing]

Excellent video. Good to see you two back. Hopefully you'll be able to work on the big boat soon.

[AZ-krff]

This is the perfect video. Absolutely fantastic in every way.

[AquaMarine]

Most small aluminium boats of this type are constructed with keel, chine and gunwale extruded sections. These extrusion facilitate the sheet metal fitment for welding, thus making for a stronger build. In the past sixty years or so the mass production of hundreds of thousands of recreational boats have been constructed with this proven method. Quintrex, Stacer, Stessel, Clark are just some aluminium boat brand found in Australia. Cheers

[geoffwright]

Welcome back guys, have missed your fabrication skills and nice to see a new aluminium build. Best sea trials ever, bring a fishing rod....hope you caught a few fish.

[hungryhil]

Excellent job and inspiration to everyone, thanks so much for sharing

[mattevans-koch]

I was thinking of you two last week hoping you would come back on the YT. So good to see you managed to stay busy during this COVID mess. Beautiful work on the dinghy. Perfect for those needed breaks when you finally get the big boat going again. Looking forward to any upcoming videos. Take care, stay well and don't catch more fish than the limit.

[ciberbri]

Loved it. Epic build. That bow rail is gorgeous.

[kevinmac]

Enjoyed this video very cathartic soothing and beautiful, thanks from Kevin in Sydney