Aluminium hulls

[Adam Younger]

This is an aluminium stepped hull RIB as built by A&M Fabrications - on the Isle of Wight.

Really nice riding and perfroming hull - but I might be a touch bias!

Build quality is excellent.

[jyasaki]

Originally Posted by captnjack

Glueing the tube on is not really any different than glueing hypalon to GRP. I think they even use the same sikaflex.

Pre-treat the aluminum with Alumabrite, followed by Alodine. Use normal hypalon glue, and it seems to work fine.


jky

[skippermarky]

Ocean dynamics, build possibly the best rib in the world (ally hull) in fact I think im write in saying the owner virtually invented the rib back in the late sixties, if you look up mustang marine based in wales, fantastic boats but fantastic money