Kentuckydiesel
Member
- Joined
- Jul 1, 2013
- Messages
- 10
- Reaction score
- 0
In the middle of some major stringer upgrades on my Lone Star Cruiseliner.
When I bought the boat, there was a plate bolted and sealed onto a portion of the formed/riveted keel. Upon removing the floor, I found that the bolts were actually lags going into some kind of rigged up wooden keel support. After taking all of that junk off, I found that someone had hit a rock or something, which put a nice gash right down the center.
Anyway, I need to weld this up, but I'm not sure what alloy it is. I have read that Lonestar used 5052 in their hulls. I realize that extrusions would be a different alloy, but I'm pretty sure this is just a formed piece. I would assume it is also 5052, but wanted to see if any of you guys might know for sure.
Thanks,
Phillip
When I bought the boat, there was a plate bolted and sealed onto a portion of the formed/riveted keel. Upon removing the floor, I found that the bolts were actually lags going into some kind of rigged up wooden keel support. After taking all of that junk off, I found that someone had hit a rock or something, which put a nice gash right down the center.
Anyway, I need to weld this up, but I'm not sure what alloy it is. I have read that Lonestar used 5052 in their hulls. I realize that extrusions would be a different alloy, but I'm pretty sure this is just a formed piece. I would assume it is also 5052, but wanted to see if any of you guys might know for sure.
Thanks,
Phillip