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12' Aluminum semi-V: my first boat (Restoration in progress)
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<blockquote data-quote="Brine" data-source="post: 136342" data-attributes="member: 1053"><p>Welcome aboard, and despite the claims of using steelflex to stop leaks, I would suggest you identify where the leaks are coming from, fix the leak, then consider using steelflex as a barrier rather than a fix. </p><p></p><p>In your case, if any of the leaks are coming from a rivet, you want to buck the rivet to stop the leak. If any of the leaks come from cracks, I'd have it welded.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, steelflex is simply a bandaid on a wound that never heals, and as soon as the bandaid wears off, the leak starts again. If you fix the leak, then use steelflex, you've used it as a preventative (as I think it should be) rather than a fix. </p><p></p><p>From what I've read, Gluvit is more appropriate for stopping leaks, and if it's applied to the inside of the hull, it probably won't get the same level of abuse the outside of your hull will.</p><p></p><p>Before I used either, I'd do whatever I could to stop the leaks first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brine, post: 136342, member: 1053"] Welcome aboard, and despite the claims of using steelflex to stop leaks, I would suggest you identify where the leaks are coming from, fix the leak, then consider using steelflex as a barrier rather than a fix. In your case, if any of the leaks are coming from a rivet, you want to buck the rivet to stop the leak. If any of the leaks come from cracks, I'd have it welded. IMHO, steelflex is simply a bandaid on a wound that never heals, and as soon as the bandaid wears off, the leak starts again. If you fix the leak, then use steelflex, you've used it as a preventative (as I think it should be) rather than a fix. From what I've read, Gluvit is more appropriate for stopping leaks, and if it's applied to the inside of the hull, it probably won't get the same level of abuse the outside of your hull will. Before I used either, I'd do whatever I could to stop the leaks first. [/QUOTE]
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