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fixing minor cracks/ holes in 12' aluminum jon
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<blockquote data-quote="FishingBuds" data-source="post: 195498" data-attributes="member: 173"><p>This is what I did on my build for cracks.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">"It’s a banged up boat, I had some cracks that I needed to fix. Use a small drill bit(1/16th) and drill at both ends of the cracks, This stops the cracks from getting bigger on ya. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">I took all the hardware off, which was nuts, bolts, handles, and the jerry rigs.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">I used a paint stripper I got from Wal-Mart for $10 bucks a gallon and used 2 of them, it took about a total of 30 hrs to strip this boat. I washed down the bare metal with mineral spirits afterwards.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">I picked up some of those welding aluminum rods for repairs. Bought a good propane torch and went to town on it to fix unwanted holes and cracks. After filling up six of these holes I quit doing it. The metal was warping on me. I took a friends idea and popped a bolt in it instead with some 5200 sealant.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px">The welding rods worked good for the cracks, So this I stuck with."</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>She has not leaked since 8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FishingBuds, post: 195498, member: 173"] This is what I did on my build for cracks. [size=5]"It’s a banged up boat, I had some cracks that I needed to fix. Use a small drill bit(1/16th) and drill at both ends of the cracks, This stops the cracks from getting bigger on ya. I took all the hardware off, which was nuts, bolts, handles, and the jerry rigs. I used a paint stripper I got from Wal-Mart for $10 bucks a gallon and used 2 of them, it took about a total of 30 hrs to strip this boat. I washed down the bare metal with mineral spirits afterwards. I picked up some of those welding aluminum rods for repairs. Bought a good propane torch and went to town on it to fix unwanted holes and cracks. After filling up six of these holes I quit doing it. The metal was warping on me. I took a friends idea and popped a bolt in it instead with some 5200 sealant. The welding rods worked good for the cracks, So this I stuck with."[/size] She has not leaked since 8) [/QUOTE]
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