Small Boat Voyages

Been grinding the ends of the frames today to get the parts to fit closely, followed by grinding each side of the proposed butt joints to form a vee for the weld followed by initial welds. I’m using 0.8 gauge flux cored stainless steel MIG wire as this will resist corrosion. I’m thinking of coating the inside of the tubes with linseed oil to help seal the inside parts of the joints and the outside parts will be painted with zinc rich paint.