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re: Alumacraft Hull Cracks, UPDATE IN ORIGINAL POST
Posted on 7/27/18 at 2:59 pm to Murtown
Posted on 7/27/18 at 2:59 pm to Murtown
Makes me smile every time I read these threads.After looking at all the mass produced hulls I had Shofield Lobells make my hull to my spec 15 years ago and that hull is still great today. And it’s been anything but babied . Good luck guys
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Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:02 pm to bluemoons
You alright by me. 
I view them the same as police officers now. Sure, there are some bad apples in the bunch. But most of them are genuinely good.
I view them the same as police officers now. Sure, there are some bad apples in the bunch. But most of them are genuinely good.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 3:08 pm to PillageUrVillage
Agreed. I think the same can be said about most professions, or humans in general for that matter.
On topic, I'm very surprised Alumacraft is producing 20' bay boats that are only .100 gauge aluminum.
On topic, I'm very surprised Alumacraft is producing 20' bay boats that are only .100 gauge aluminum.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 4:06 pm to rilesrick
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After looking at all the mass produced hulls I had Shofield Lobells make my hull
Funny you mention that guy. A college buddy had one made by him and while headed down river in Venice we began taking on a little water. After a quick VI we found an entirely new definition of weld porosity. Only Alum welding I've seen worse is when I tried to weld 2 bud cans together.
I will say this, he stood behind his product and made the necessary repairs. Anyone can hire a shitty welder.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 5:17 pm to Murtown
Sorry, I read this thread as that your father is 2nd owner of a boat thats been welded on before, and you are sueing the manufacturer.
I wish I could do that for every vehicle Ive owned.
I wish I could do that for every vehicle Ive owned.
Posted on 7/27/18 at 6:51 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Well if the vehicle had a manufacturing defect you could have
This post was edited on 7/27/18 at 6:51 pm
Posted on 7/27/18 at 10:18 pm to Murtown
90% of the time , the cracks are a result of lack of fusion or penetration near the root of the weld. To prove this, X-ray or use Ultrasonic shear wave on some of the good welds. The ones that are cracked are already opened up so you won’t see anything other than a large void (the crack itself and not it’s origin). If nothing is found, the only way to figure out what actually happened is to do a destructive analysis.
Good luck , hope this helps
Good luck , hope this helps
Posted on 7/28/18 at 7:52 am to Mr Wonderful
quote:They are kind of in a catch22 and the lawyer knows it. Since (according to wiki) if an attempt is made to repair it would automatically open them up to redhibition for one additional year.
Regardless, that’s pretty shitty of Alumacraft to not at least attempt some sort of repairs.
No dawg in this hunt and not an attorney, just leery of OP not giving up his contact info instead of asking for ours.
Posted on 11/19/18 at 2:46 pm to awestruck
Bumped, update in original post.
Posted on 11/19/18 at 4:08 pm to Mr Wonderful
The majority of these Aluminum boats are disposable and really can't be fixed once they start the process of cracking. There isn't enough material to weld.
Posted on 11/19/18 at 5:07 pm to KemoSabe65
From what I understand they are reinforcing the hull which makes the aluminum weld hold better. At the end of the day if it doesn't work I'm not out anything, we just move forward with litigation.
Posted on 11/19/18 at 7:14 pm to Murtown
And it will crack again, the more reinforment done the more it will fatigue the surrounding material. 3/16 can be fixed with a weld due to its thickness but anything thinner is a temporary fix.
Posted on 11/19/18 at 7:51 pm to Murtown
Out of curiousity, how long should a manufacturer be required to make repairs for free? They fixed it a second time so if it happens again in 5 years you gonna she again? 10 years? Just playing devils advocate here
Posted on 11/20/18 at 9:47 am to weisertiger
To answer your first question they manufactured a defective product so really they can either make the repairs or get sued. Secondly, if this repair doesn't fix it I will just file the suit.
Posted on 11/20/18 at 11:16 am to Murtown
I have had the same issue with the same boat. It was sent back to the factory last year. They pulled the floor and added some reinforcements. Since then, it seems to be holding up.
Posted on 11/20/18 at 11:27 am to Murtown
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with only a few small litigation threats
seems like in today's world, at least in my line of work, thats all it takes to resolve relatively minor issues. We roll with the assumption that getting our counsel involved in a true litigation is $5k just to get them out of bed
We settle or fix anything close to that.
This post was edited on 11/20/18 at 11:36 am
Posted on 11/20/18 at 12:33 pm to briangt
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They pulled the floor and added some reinforcements. Since then, it seems to be holding up.
That's exactly what they are doing here. I hope it works. They know they have a problem with these boats, and I was probably the first lawyer to bring it to their attention so they offered to do whatever I wanted basically.
Posted on 6/18/19 at 3:53 pm to Murtown
hey i have a 2072 myself bought it second hand couple months ago boat is a 2016
less that twenty hours on it and the hull split with two more cracks near the split sick to my stomach !!!!!
anyway its on it way to the factory for repair so far alumacraft is doing right !!!
less that twenty hours on it and the hull split with two more cracks near the split sick to my stomach !!!!!
anyway its on it way to the factory for repair so far alumacraft is doing right !!!
Posted on 6/18/19 at 7:11 pm to Murtown
Nice man! Since I’m gonna have to eat crow here could you deep fry it with some buffalo sauce?
Posted on 7/2/19 at 8:25 am to MrJudgeSmails
well seems alumacraft is now backing out and beating around the bush with the dealer i am going through !!! this is very sad i am giving till next week for the dealer to get more answers but it looks like i am probably going to have lawyer up
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