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Ok, so I don't know much about steel. The side skin of the GreenWood is 1/16", plain ole' steel (not galvanized, not stainless). The entire front panel is 1/4 steel. The bottom of the rear panel is likewise 1/4". The top is 1/16" skin material. So . .
I wanna go stainless. I been snoopin' around
http://www.cut2sizemetals.com/stainless-steel/flat-sheet/ssh/
TYPE Corrosion Resistance Max thick form/weld? Price(per [\]) Side (2 per unit) Top Back
(47 3/4 X 47 3/4) (50 X 36) (32 X 32)
304 Average 7ga (3/16) 36.25 $600 (per side) $625 $410
309 Excellent 16ga (1/16) 23.25 $390(per side) $410 $270
316 Better 11ga (2/16) 39.43 $650(per side) $680 $440
7ga (3/16) 61.58 $1,005(per side) $1,050 $680
430 Good 14ga (5/64) 10.68 $195 $200 $135
What am I missing, other than the casholla?? Looks to me like even the least expensive - $725 for +1/16 430 - would be slightly thicker than OE AND increased corrosion resistance.
Looks like $3,740 would get you an awesome boat anchor.
Looks like the 309 has the qualities suited to skins (prolly NOT internal 1,500>2,000 °F operating environs) and would set a person back 1,460 for a full set of skins. AND they would be the same thickness as the original.
Any ideas? Would you opt for thickness over corrosion resistence? Vice versa?
Jimbo
I wanna go stainless. I been snoopin' around
http://www.cut2sizemetals.com/stainless-steel/flat-sheet/ssh/
TYPE Corrosion Resistance Max thick form/weld? Price(per [\]) Side (2 per unit) Top Back
(47 3/4 X 47 3/4) (50 X 36) (32 X 32)
304 Average 7ga (3/16) 36.25 $600 (per side) $625 $410
309 Excellent 16ga (1/16) 23.25 $390(per side) $410 $270
316 Better 11ga (2/16) 39.43 $650(per side) $680 $440
7ga (3/16) 61.58 $1,005(per side) $1,050 $680
430 Good 14ga (5/64) 10.68 $195 $200 $135
What am I missing, other than the casholla?? Looks to me like even the least expensive - $725 for +1/16 430 - would be slightly thicker than OE AND increased corrosion resistance.
Looks like $3,740 would get you an awesome boat anchor.
Looks like the 309 has the qualities suited to skins (prolly NOT internal 1,500>2,000 °F operating environs) and would set a person back 1,460 for a full set of skins. AND they would be the same thickness as the original.
Any ideas? Would you opt for thickness over corrosion resistence? Vice versa?
Jimbo