I've got a 2011 alweld 15x52 with a 2010 tohatsu 50 TLDI short shaft with a tiller which I must say this a dam nice boat.GPS is 39.1 crappy aluminum prop I owned a 14 carolina skiff before this and i hated it and took a loss on it.
The alweld seems to be built pretty well, all the major gussets are tig welded, well pretty much all the bottom of the boat is tig welded but the braces and other stuff are actually mig welded on the inside. I kinda wish it was all tig welded, if you're gonna say your boats are tig welded well hell you need to say the entire thing. Couple things i wish I ordered different like the seat I wish wasn't so wide in the back but it's cool you live and learn.
Really happy with it so far but I have learned if you truly want a kickass built boat you must build it yourself which I plan on doing with my next boat which will just be built for speed. I don't think I will ever sell the alweld, really am happy with it.
I checked out the south fork boats before the alweld and being a welder i was not impressed at all with the welds on there boats, it looked like a first grader went at it. I can't lie i'm really annal retenant and I want stuff done right.
The alweld wasn't as flat as I would have liked on the bottom but being 100 gauge aluminum it's gotta e hard to keep it nice and flat with no warpage.
I actually applied to your older thread from July which I hope you can help me out on about the restrictor plate.
Chris
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