OUTLAW EAGLE MANUFACTURING

[steve]

my neibour just bought a 21 ft steel hulled jet boat it has a berkely pump and a 350 in it for power we went for a rip and this boat gos 56 mph gps reading and gets up on step fairly fast for a heavy boat what we are trying to find out is who made steel hulled boats in alberta and are they or were they common it looks like it is not to old and the previse owner had no idea where it came from thanks any info would be cool

[Boomhower]

Clement boats were steel bottom with aluminum sides. It may be one of those? Any pics?

[steve]

i have some pix but am haveing a hard time posting them and no this thing is all made out of steel for sure

[Arthur]

If I see you stuck on a rock bar, forgive me if I turn the other way and put my foot down! Gotta be twice as heavy as Aluminum?

[steve]

oh and also what degree hull do you guys think this rig is we picked it up for a song and a dance i mean real cheap might use it for fishing in the athabasca river do you think it will be alright for north sask and athabasca rivers. thanks for all the help we have a few questions

[ss rattler]

I see a registration number in the pics. could you possibly do a search of the registration to obtain that info?

[steve]

last owner registerd it as home built i belive no luck there i heard that marathon built some steel boats in the 1970's the prev owner also said the trailer originaly had mobile home axels under it didnt marthon build some trailers like that in the 70s and 80s

[Coyotitto]

In the early seventies a guy named Ross Smith built an all steel boat in Reddeer The boat performed very well and as all boats of the day its trailor had mobile home axles. This hull I believe had a aluminum windshield frame.

[Hines]

Coyo Ross's boat we named her LEAKY, it had a 351 cleveland with a jaucuzzie pump spelling not my game,was my first trip from red deer to the dam,that boat was sold i believe its around maralake bc.Later.

[Rapid Transit]

for curiousity sake.... what does that boat weigh?

[steve]

I lifted this boat off the trailer with my t-300 bobcat with no problems at all it is rated for 3000lbs but can lift abought 4000 before it tips so between 3000 to id say 3800 lbs with no fuel

[JR]

[Arthur]

Wow...that's not alot of differance. And no worries people, I wouldn't leave anyone stuck!

[wilsteadt]

Steel is an amazing material. I always thought that if it was discovered now it would be considered a wonder metal. It is significantly stiffer than aluminum and much stronger. Also, it gets stronger with welding not weaker so repairs and seams are not a weak point. It also deals with stress and vibration much much better. Below a certain threshold steel with take abuse infinitely while with aluminum stress is generally cumulative eventually resulting in failure. The major drawbacks to steel is its weight and oxidation. It is heavier per volume but not per unit of strength. Aluminum's lighter weight allows it to be used in lower strength applications while retaining material thickness that adds to its rigidity. Since steel is stiffer for its strength it ends up too thin in low strength applications to maintain rigidity with out creating a tin can effect. So in lower strength applications where rigidity is needed aluminum is able to be used. I am sure that there is an engineer on here who can explain it better but it seems to me that a steel hulled boat could be made to work in our application very well with a comparative weight and strength. You just have to get past the rust.

Matt.

[steve]