Top ender quintrex

[SNAP-ER]

Hi Raiders,

Was wondering what is meant by a plate boat are they the same as normal aluminium or are they heavier,a bit confused about it all.

I was impressed why a top ender had a smooth drive as well as quiet compared to an escape can anyone explain the difference to me thanks.

[Juggs]

Hi Raiders,

Was wondering what is meant by a plate boat are they the same as normal aluminium or are they heavier,a bit confused about it all.

I was impressed why a top ender had a smooth drive as well as quiet compared to an escape can anyone explain the difference to me thanks.

i havnt look at their website for a while but nothing quintrex makes could be considered a plate boat although some consider a flat sided tinny full of bog plate boat

to me plate boats are boats made from sheets of aluminium and welded with no stretch forming like quintrex/stacer do

id go a tabs territory over a quintrex top ender, just because ive seen the build quality of many mass produced boats

Edited May 5, 2012 by Juggs

[Testlab]

In a nutshell. Plate boats are made from heavy gauge plates or sheets of aluminum that are welded together and also welded to formers and bulkheads. The lines of a plate boat have traditionally been very straight without many curves because of the sheets being essentially flat. Modern plateys are however adopting much more complex shapes due to computer aided design and manufacturing techniques. Plate boats use more materials in their construction but are stronger, heavier and more rigid.

Press formed boats are made from one or more very large, thinner sheets of ally which is pressed into a mould. In effect the boat is formed by squeezing the sheet between a male and female tool that is the shape of the hull. Other parts are made in a similar way and then welded or riveted in place. A pressed hull is very light, requires internal stringers to give rigidity but can be made with many shapes that are difficult to economically achieve with welded plates.

There is a lot less labour in a pressed hull since a platey required hours of high quality welding but the tooling dies for the pressed hull can be very expensive. Therefore a pressed hull is cheaper to mass produce but relies on economy of scale (a lot need to be made to make it viable but once that number is reached it quickly becomes profitable).

Hope this helps.