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Older jon boat repair questions... From a newbie
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<blockquote data-quote="Kingbryce" data-source="post: 433111" data-attributes="member: 22168"><p>The white stuff on the bottom os more than likely 3m 5200 sealant. Once cured the stuff is pretty serious. Alot of people use it to fix leaking rivets, small pin holes, etc. What you have "gotten yourself into" is a project, and from the pictures it looks like its gonna' be a fun one. Lol. Ive been around boats and bodies of water my whole life and ive never personally seen an aluminum jon with fiberglass bracing like that. With that said, what are your plans for this thing? Did you buy it? If i were you, what i would do is put on your pfd, put it in the water somewhere in a calm spot, take an oar and float around for a little bit in the shallows. Assess the situation. If its full of "springers", get it off the water. If you have a couple of slow leaks, take a wax marker and try to mark them. Once you assess the true condition of the hull, you can go from there. Are you sure its a Lowe brand boat?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kingbryce, post: 433111, member: 22168"] The white stuff on the bottom os more than likely 3m 5200 sealant. Once cured the stuff is pretty serious. Alot of people use it to fix leaking rivets, small pin holes, etc. What you have "gotten yourself into" is a project, and from the pictures it looks like its gonna' be a fun one. Lol. Ive been around boats and bodies of water my whole life and ive never personally seen an aluminum jon with fiberglass bracing like that. With that said, what are your plans for this thing? Did you buy it? If i were you, what i would do is put on your pfd, put it in the water somewhere in a calm spot, take an oar and float around for a little bit in the shallows. Assess the situation. If its full of "springers", get it off the water. If you have a couple of slow leaks, take a wax marker and try to mark them. Once you assess the true condition of the hull, you can go from there. Are you sure its a Lowe brand boat? [/QUOTE]
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