[The Bedford Boys]

If you can, get the use of a decent MIG welder. Vee the edges of the material and then weld away.

I have welded up cracks in a carrier hull with a small Arc welder, using rods that weren't anything special and it came up pretty good. No cracking around the weld at all. Wouldn't want to do a whole carrier hull with it though, MIG is the way to go. Easier to tack things in place with a MIG too.

The welding on LP hulls can be pretty damn shocking from factory if you look at it closely. The factory welds on the bottom of the floor of my hull are spectaculary crappy, highly peaked and bugger all penetration. So don't run your welder too cold.

Keen to hear what Mr Jones thinks.