MississippiRiverRat
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What's up guys. Been loitering around here for a while now stealing a few ideas and picking up a few new designs and methods of doing this and that. Not to mention doing a ton of admiring of y'all's projects. I'm not really what you'd call a hardcore fisherman by any means,( now hunting is a different story), but I really enjoy getting out on the rivers around northwest mississippi where I live. I sold a pretty decent 1436 flat bottom a couple years ago for a little extra pocket change and now I regret it.
My paw- in-law has the same boat but it's in much MUCH worse shape than mine was. We thought we'd take on a project over the winter and get her all dolled up before warmer spring temps get here and we can get back on the water. The boat has several leaky rivets and one major crack in the hull up front in the seam where the front slope up to the rail and the flat bottom meet. Keep in mind we 're not looking to spend a ton of cash on this thing, basically just want it to float (and not leak of course)
I've looked at a few epoxies and want you guys' input on the best bang for the buck. I know 5200 is some pretty good stuff haven't really checked on price on that, found gflex from west systems but it's like 20-25 bucks for 4 oz. I just want your 2 cents on which would be better for sealing up the crack and leaking rivets on this project. Like I said I don't want to spend a fortune on anything, just want to stop the water
My paw- in-law has the same boat but it's in much MUCH worse shape than mine was. We thought we'd take on a project over the winter and get her all dolled up before warmer spring temps get here and we can get back on the water. The boat has several leaky rivets and one major crack in the hull up front in the seam where the front slope up to the rail and the flat bottom meet. Keep in mind we 're not looking to spend a ton of cash on this thing, basically just want it to float (and not leak of course)
I've looked at a few epoxies and want you guys' input on the best bang for the buck. I know 5200 is some pretty good stuff haven't really checked on price on that, found gflex from west systems but it's like 20-25 bucks for 4 oz. I just want your 2 cents on which would be better for sealing up the crack and leaking rivets on this project. Like I said I don't want to spend a fortune on anything, just want to stop the water