aluminium composite

[longy509]

Hi just wondering if anyone has used 3mm aluminum composite for boat flooring and if so how do you rate it

[brickman]

mate iv'e never heard off al composite but i'm old al checker plate i've heard off cheers gary

[batfishing]

Are you planning on putting something on it?

Strength should be there, but it's a bit of a polished finish. Might find it a tad slippery underfoot.

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[sleepydragon]

Hi,

Here is the info for aluminum composite.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich_panel

Cheers

[longy509]

mate iv'e never heard off al composite but i'm old al checker plate i've heard off cheers gary

Haha just check out the link sleepydragon put up

Are you planning on putting something on it?

Strength should be there, but it's a bit of a polished finish. Might find it a tad slippery underfoot.

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Yeh i was thinking about gluing carpet down over it, the timber floor i have in the boat now is starting to stink every time it gets wet and i figured the aluminium will last a lifetime and never rot i just wasnt sure if a 3mm panel would be thick enough to hold me up as the supports that i will be screwing it to on the boat are roughly 450mm apart

[batfishing]

It is fairly strong, we looked at it for a product we build several years ago, but the cost was getting too high.

We have a few products made out of it, it is fairly strong.

The other way would be checker plate as Brickman said, or King Starboard

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[longy509]

Cheers mate i might just put it in and see how it goes i picked up 2x 2.4 sheets for 2x cartons of carlton dry