Does anyone have a cavitation plate out of polished Stainless instead of Alum. I'm Tired of trying to make it look good.
Jim,it would be cheaper to powder/fusion coat your existing plate ,than replacing with stainless.Stainless would warp if too thin ,so you would have to make it at least 3/8 thickness ,what would make it too heavy.
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I made mine out of stainless. 3/8 ? I made mine out of .187. Most of the boats that leave Schiada are 3/16
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If I powder coat the plate then what do I do with the other parts? The Stainless looks good and is easy to maintain. Originally posted by spectras only:
Jim,it would be cheaper to powder/fusion coat your existing plate ,than replacing with stainless.Stainless would warp if too thin ,so you would have to make it at least 3/8 thickness ,what would make it too heavy.
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I'm thinking about making plates out of stainless. My friends Schiada has one that is .164 thick, and he doesn't seem to have a problem with. Is there a particular type of stainless that should be used, like 303, 304, or 316 ?
We used 3/16 stainless Steel on a couple of our boats, The stainless is a little harder to fab, but the results are great!
Good Luck,
Marc
JIm,
I would go say stainless is the only way to go.
Brent
I forgot something. Does anyone know what effect, on speed or handling making the plate longer, would have. Boat is a 21' Howard and the plate extends 10" from the transom now, also has a 3" wide gap between the 2 plates.
I would use 316 SS to keep rust stain in check.If you have lot's of turnbuckles for support 3/16 or 1/4 would suffice.I like to overbuild stuff .It's only me http://free.***boat.net/ubb/biggrin.gif I've built trimtabs of 1/8 and 3/16 without extra webbing and found it warped after a few hard landing. I run in the ocean occasionally,you guys may not http://free.***boat.net/ubb/smile.gifVD cruiser ,10 in is plenty deep .The 21 Howard I've posted had plates that size and performed well.
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VD, Good question. If you make the plate wider will it help the ride. And there is a gap in my also,not3" but enough to let water spout through. Is that a drag on the boat? Originally posted by VD CRUISER:
I forgot something. Does anyone know what effect, on speed or handling making the plate longer, would have. Boat is a 21' Howard and the plate extends 10" from the transom now, also has a 3" wide gap between the 2 plates.
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