orlandoclippertim
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Jun 2, 2011
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- 106
I am just digging into my new-to-me 56 model 16foot orlando clipper.
It has a small dent or two and a small bumped in/scrape area to be smoothed out.
It has floor stiffeners which run east-west riveted to the bottom. they appear to be
off the shelf aircraft stringers from back in the day. (it was made in an ex-aircraft plane
by aircraft mechanics I think) These stringers are top-hat shaped roll formed heat
treated .070 inch aluminum ( I bet 2024 ) They have rivets in the center of the flanges
into the floor. The width of the stringers across the outer edges of the flanges is
about 1+7/8 inch. About 1 inch tall. center part of hat is about 3/4 wide. It is
one piece and has a slight curve to match the hull curve.
I have seen something like there in cargo trailers except these are steel.
I am prepaired to make these if I have too .... but If I could find a ready made
duplicate allready heat treated that would be nice. Boeing makes one which
looks similar (bae-1500) but I hate to see the price !!!!!!!!
Do the modern aluminum boat compannies still use riveted stringers ???????
Don't want to use extrusions because it isn't as strong and I want to keep it as
oregional as I can- and this is rite in the center of the passenger compartment in
full view.
Another complication is that the part is 50 inches long. 2 inches wider than standard
aluminum sheets. and the part has to be made perpindicular to the way the sheet was
rolled at the mill. (else it cracks whan you bend it ) Hummmmmm
Any ideas out there ?????
Tim
It has a small dent or two and a small bumped in/scrape area to be smoothed out.
It has floor stiffeners which run east-west riveted to the bottom. they appear to be
off the shelf aircraft stringers from back in the day. (it was made in an ex-aircraft plane
by aircraft mechanics I think) These stringers are top-hat shaped roll formed heat
treated .070 inch aluminum ( I bet 2024 ) They have rivets in the center of the flanges
into the floor. The width of the stringers across the outer edges of the flanges is
about 1+7/8 inch. About 1 inch tall. center part of hat is about 3/4 wide. It is
one piece and has a slight curve to match the hull curve.
I have seen something like there in cargo trailers except these are steel.
I am prepaired to make these if I have too .... but If I could find a ready made
duplicate allready heat treated that would be nice. Boeing makes one which
looks similar (bae-1500) but I hate to see the price !!!!!!!!
Do the modern aluminum boat compannies still use riveted stringers ???????
Don't want to use extrusions because it isn't as strong and I want to keep it as
oregional as I can- and this is rite in the center of the passenger compartment in
full view.
Another complication is that the part is 50 inches long. 2 inches wider than standard
aluminum sheets. and the part has to be made perpindicular to the way the sheet was
rolled at the mill. (else it cracks whan you bend it ) Hummmmmm
Any ideas out there ?????
Tim