Diamond Plate Hull

[Rich McVey]

At the show this weekend I saw a couple boats that had (for lack of a better term if Im wrong) the hull was made from the aluminum diamond plate type material.

Wouldnt this create a huge drag on the boat in the water?

[saltyseadog]

did it acually ride in the water?

[Rich McVey]

These were inside the main building along the back wall. Havnt seen one in the water yet.

[A9]

I'm pretty sure they just diamond plate the sides of the hull, not the bottom of the hull. All for visual appearance....
Like this:
http://www.willieboats.com/archrichardson1.jpg

[Rich McVey]

Yea, looked very much like that, well except the boat I saw wasnt parked on top of someone...

[swedefish4life1]

a-9 is correct#-o Good lord guys many have been sticking diamond plate for 10 years on there nose and sides Almuajunk,:colors: Willie Boats and many others:-$

[Rich McVey]

k, Thanks.

Im still on my first boat so I havnt had much experience with the different construction materials/methods.

[wolverine]

DP is mostly for appearance. It does give a measure of protection against stone chips but really is there for eye appeal. Same as using it as deck material. Yes, it doesn't rot, but it gets really slick when wet.

[Gisteppo]

What a horrible idea!

Extra drag at less than planing speeds....

More weight for the same thickness of panel....

I guess the one good thing is they can use shoddier welding practices and hide the warped plates with it.

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