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Keep in-mind not all welded boats are created equal
The blanket statement welded better is not really true
I can be, but not always
Hank
There's welding, and then there's welding.
More importantly, there's Aluminum, and then there's Aluminum.
Aluminum alloys come in various grades. Some hard, some soft, some brittle, some ductile.
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You will find the same to be true of welded boats. Some are constructed of superior, expensive Aluminum alloys. Some are made of less expensive alloys, and are more prone to stress cracks or heat damage along weld lines.
Most of the better built boats will tout their alloys in their advertising copy. It pays to become familiar with the alloys, or at least know how examples of the boat model has performed for others before investing a large sum of hard earned money.
