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messydeer

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Mar 17, 2010
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Location
Bellingham, WA
Hi!

I'm planning on building an Osprey 2 and thinking about making it saltwater worthy. The plans have 4130 gear. I know of one flying boat with aluminum 6013t651 gear and would think about replacing steel with that aluminum.
Is it a simple mathematical ratio problem? If steel is twice as strong and 3 times as heavy as aluminum, could I just double the thickness to achieve an equivalent strength?

Also, what about the fasteners? I'm concerned about galvanic corrosion.

Dan
 
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