robr3004
Well-known member
So the other day I went out fishing, only the 5th on the boat and after a few hours, I had about 3 gallons of water in the boat :shock:
I thought maybe the plug was set correctly, scooped out the water and continued fishing. When I got home I checked the bottom and didn't see anything and the plug was good. Hmmmm. Went out again last week and still had water getting in. Thinking I had a loose rivet, but the boats only 3 months old and never had a leak the first 4 times I was out.
So today I pulled everything out of the boat....batteries, floor decking...ect and planned to have my buddy come over and help me flip the boat.....well while I was waiting I decided to adjust some of the bunks and rollers on the trailer and there it was, about 8 inches from the transom, just under the bunk I see a small slice in the aluminum. Then it hit me, when I was taking the batteries out, which are inside battery boxes mounted to plywood, there was a rock from my drive way, under the wood. I must have hit a good bump and the rock got pressed under the battery into the floor of the boat and sliced opened the aluminum. :-x
So my question is, what is the best way to fix this slice? JB Weld? Maybe other more suitable Marine product? So far I used a mallot to bang the bump flat so it doesn't catch on anything when I use my boat. This seems to have sealed it, but I still want to seal it with an epoxy.
I thought maybe the plug was set correctly, scooped out the water and continued fishing. When I got home I checked the bottom and didn't see anything and the plug was good. Hmmmm. Went out again last week and still had water getting in. Thinking I had a loose rivet, but the boats only 3 months old and never had a leak the first 4 times I was out.
So today I pulled everything out of the boat....batteries, floor decking...ect and planned to have my buddy come over and help me flip the boat.....well while I was waiting I decided to adjust some of the bunks and rollers on the trailer and there it was, about 8 inches from the transom, just under the bunk I see a small slice in the aluminum. Then it hit me, when I was taking the batteries out, which are inside battery boxes mounted to plywood, there was a rock from my drive way, under the wood. I must have hit a good bump and the rock got pressed under the battery into the floor of the boat and sliced opened the aluminum. :-x
So my question is, what is the best way to fix this slice? JB Weld? Maybe other more suitable Marine product? So far I used a mallot to bang the bump flat so it doesn't catch on anything when I use my boat. This seems to have sealed it, but I still want to seal it with an epoxy.