Why are bass boats so expensive?

Yes compare with fiberglass boat, aluminium boat is really expensive, because of the advantages: easy to shape and better inner decoration, lower temperature performance, environment-friend, re-cycle usage etc.

MS Aluminium boat shipyard tell you why the bass boat is so expensive:

1. The electrical parts

Maybe you chose international famous brand with many not common use function. Usually a small bass boat works no more than 5 hours or 8 hours a day, and it works near bay, so the China brand common type electrical parts could meet fisherman requirements. Such as GPS, AIS, RADA or VHF etc. Ms Aluminium export each parts with guarantee with CCS standard, full refund and trade assurance to protect each buyer payment and shipment.

2. the propulsion engine

Different brand of engines, gasoline or diesel engines different of price, for ourboard engine usually gasoline type, 4 stroke and 2 stroke, 4 stroke is more expensive than 2 stroke, and the Yanmar, Yamaha is a little cheaper than Mercury. Usually we help customer by the brand of Yamaha 2 stroke engine is more economic. Or choose China brand electrical motor is more cheaper type.

3. The materials and thickness

Usually we adopt the yacht by aluminium alloy class 5083, the features of it is: It is a high-magnesium alloy with:

good strength; 

corrosion resistance;

machinability among non-heat-treatable alloys.

chemical composition:

Aluminum Al: margin

Silicon Si: ≤0.40

Copper Cu: ≤0.10

Magnesium Mg: 4.0~4.9

Zinc Zn: ≤0.25

Manganese Mn: 0.40~1.0

Titanium Ti: ≤0.15

Chromium Cr:0.05~0.25

Iron Fe: 0.000~ 0.400

Note: Single: ≤0.05; Total: ≤0.15

Mechanical properties:

Tensile strength σb (MPa): ≥270 Conditional yield strength σ0.2 (MPa): ≥110 

Elongation δ10 (%): ≥20

Elongation δ5 (%): ≥12

Note: Longitudinal mechanical properties of pipes at room temperature Sample size: all wall thicknesses

Scope of application:

5083 aluminum alloy is a high-magnesium alloy with good strength, corrosion resistance and machinability among non-heat-treatable alloys. The surface is beautiful after anodization. Good arc welding performance. The main alloying element in 5083 alloy is magnesium, which has good corrosion resistance and weldability, and medium strength. Excellent corrosion resistance makes 5083 alloy widely used in maritime applications such as ships, automobiles, aircraft welding parts, subway light rail, pressure vessels that require strict fire protection (such as liquid tankers, refrigerated trucks, refrigerated containers), refrigeration devices, TV towers, Drilling equipment, transportation equipment, missile parts, armor, etc.

The Aluminium boat plate thickness:

5083 aluminium alloy plate thickness can be 1mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm….110mm. Usually for ocean navigation 3mm aluminium alloy plate is enough, it is anti-rust, if choose 5mm or 6mm, the speed boat will be more heavier, then of course the raw materials increase, so you know the aluminium yacht price will be higher.