Copper bottom

How about we make a lightweight copper hull shell, them resin the
inside with glass, etc. to make a boat that never requires antifoul?

If it was copper welded, it might need only very thin copper foil and
the cost played against other maintenance and advantages could be a
savings.

As I do not have any idea what this would cost to do I ask this forum
for knowledge, if there is any available? It's essentially a
substitute for gelcoat, no?

Terry K

On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:36:35 -0800 (PST), Terry K
<tspragg567.RemoveThis@rogers.com> wrote:

>How about we make a lightweight copper hull shell, them resin the
>inside with glass, etc. to make a boat that never requires antifoul?
>
>If it was copper welded, it might need only very thin copper foil and
>the cost played against other maintenance and advantages could be a
>savings.
>
>As I do not have any idea what this would cost to do I ask this forum
>for knowledge, if there is any available? It's essentially a
>substitute for gelcoat, no?
>
>Terry K

Folks who forget history, are condemned to repeat it etc., etc...."
[some famous American guy]

When the Royal Navy enthusiastically adopted an idea [of Humphry
Davy's??] to galvanically protect their copper bottoms, the copper
erosion stopped, but the marine growth started up big time.
They canned the protection within months.
Take home message: what don't dissolve, don't protect.

Brian Whatcott Altus OK