Hello all,
Well I am about to start customizing my 1970 14' Sea Maid boat but before I do I have 3 cracks in the bottom of the bottom. I want to get this taken care of before sanding, priming and painting. Since my boat is narrow, I guess from reading alot here there really isn't alot I can do or what I really wanted to do after seeing some of the sweet looking boats here.
Anyways my question is, due to the locations of these cracks, would you have these cracks welded or use some form of sealer? Each crack is about 1" long. Previous owner used something to seal them but I have no idea how old that stuff is.
I did a search on google for patching aluminum jonboats and came up with a product from Cabelas called "Cabela's Aluminum Boat Patch". Only costs $7.99, but the old saying is sticking in the back of my mind "You get what ya pay for".
Pic attached.
Thanks for your time and help. Much Appreciated.
Well I am about to start customizing my 1970 14' Sea Maid boat but before I do I have 3 cracks in the bottom of the bottom. I want to get this taken care of before sanding, priming and painting. Since my boat is narrow, I guess from reading alot here there really isn't alot I can do or what I really wanted to do after seeing some of the sweet looking boats here.
Anyways my question is, due to the locations of these cracks, would you have these cracks welded or use some form of sealer? Each crack is about 1" long. Previous owner used something to seal them but I have no idea how old that stuff is.
I did a search on google for patching aluminum jonboats and came up with a product from Cabelas called "Cabela's Aluminum Boat Patch". Only costs $7.99, but the old saying is sticking in the back of my mind "You get what ya pay for".
Pic attached.
Thanks for your time and help. Much Appreciated.