Nick

I haven't broken a beam yet.... touch wood. Coming from the aircraft industry I was quite amazed at how thin the walls are on these beams.. I don't know the loads and haven't had time to work them out but I am sure they are quite significant. Also the issue of bolting the hulls on with SS bolts through Ali is bound to cause corrosion issues which inevitably leads to failure with such loads. WIth the SS and Ali combo its a matter of 'when' not 'if' it happens. Darryn Kopp has done a fine repair on his beams which I will leave up to him to discuss if wishes to do so.

Cheers