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theconrodkid

posted on 22/3/10 at 04:22 PM Reply With Quote
welding a boat

going to look at a couple of welding jobs on a steel house boat,nowt major or near the water.
as it,s a steel hull and i intend using my trusty arc welder from their mains electrickery supply,is there anything i should be aware of and if the bulkheads are double skinned,will they have some sort of insulation in between?





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emsfactory

posted on 22/3/10 at 04:31 PM Reply With Quote
there shouldn't be no.
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nick205

posted on 22/3/10 at 04:45 PM Reply With Quote
You'll soon enough find out John

Once did some sills on a friend of a friends Orion for MoT. Stood up to admire my handy work and realised the passenger door card was on fire - a little bit. Passed the MoT OK though

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iDENTITi

posted on 22/3/10 at 04:53 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Once did some sills on a friend of a friends Orion for MoT. Stood up to admire my handy work and realised the passenger door card was on fire - a little bit. Passed the MoT OK though


Been there, welding the roof patches in on our chevy.. Slightly melted the interior a little bit.

As for the welding on the boat - Are you using the mains power ON the boat? Or an external supply? I'd be dubious as to wether using the mains on the boat might fry things, but I'm not sure.

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Peteff

posted on 22/3/10 at 05:05 PM Reply With Quote
If you are inside it wear your wellies and gloves so you don't earth yourself.





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Mark Allanson

posted on 22/3/10 at 05:22 PM Reply With Quote
I have never welded a houseboat, but have done a few ships down at Falmouth Docks. Be careful of cutting out sections, they can be under tension and will spring out and smack you in the face. If you are using DC, watch out for arc blow if the earth is a long way away from the work area.

If you wear wellies, then wear leather spats so you don't get spatterballs between your toes! Stand on old car mats and don't let your gloves get wet, cos if you do,AC will give you a significant tremble, DC will lock your hand the the work - dodgy





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dhutch

posted on 22/3/10 at 05:32 PM Reply With Quote
Also, if you want, have a rummage on www.canalworld.net which is proberbly the biggest canal/inlandwaterways forum for the uk.

Currently requires admin approval of all members but if you fire me a email (sitehost~ at ~ canalworld.net) i'll get you ok'ed asap.


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theconrodkid

posted on 22/3/10 at 05:33 PM Reply With Quote
mark,it,s an arc welder so DC ?,i will be wearing rubber soled steel toe capped boots and proper welding gloves,job is just a couple of brackets so the earth will be nearby...will i live to tell the tale?





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deanwelch

posted on 22/3/10 at 05:37 PM Reply With Quote
don't forget your level................
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theconrodkid

posted on 22/3/10 at 05:41 PM Reply With Quote
level wont be much good in a force 9
Dhutch,had a rummage around on that site,dont seem to be covered,cheers anyway





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Puzzled

posted on 22/3/10 at 06:59 PM Reply With Quote
Be sure to wear A LIFEJACKET!!!
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Neville Jones

posted on 22/3/10 at 07:54 PM Reply With Quote
John, Be careful of welding if you can't get in to see the back face. Spaces in boat hulls can build up methane and hydrogenous gasses, from marine organisms going dead. The local boatyard managed to blow a big hole in the bottom (and top) of an ali hull just recently. The 'tank' was allegedly fresh water, but unused. Some seawater had got in, and... lucky the ali just split. Steel can be worse, or so the experts and old boys say.

Just make sure the back is well ventilated, before, during, and after welding.

Cheers,
Nev.

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skinned knuckles

posted on 22/3/10 at 09:26 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by deanwelch
don't forget your level................


I served my joinery apprentiship at a boat builders and the first thing they told me was to leave the spirit in my toolbag! everything is tape measured and but and scribed





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907

posted on 23/3/10 at 06:14 AM Reply With Quote
Hi.

If Calor gas has been used for cooking be aware that being a heavy gas, any spillage collects in the bottom of the hull.
Arc welding spatter has a mind of its own.

Many a Norfolk Broards cruser has gone kaboom, fag end down the hatch etc.

Cheers
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theconrodkid

posted on 23/3/10 at 06:26 AM Reply With Quote
cheers for all your replies peeps





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