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oigetit

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I have a few rivets leaking enough to dry dock her. New rivets would be a major job due to leak location. Has anyone tried using JB Weld Marine ? I know it will seal it but concerned about wave pounding. Any experience good or bad?
 
oigetit - aparrantly, you know where the leakers are.

personally, I would use a soft flexible product that will
give and take with the movement of the metal it is applied to.
JB Weld is a very hard epoxy that holds well in a lot of circumstances.
you can try whatever method you are comfortable with and if that fails, try something else.
I have applied 3M-5200 outside the hull over SteelFlex and it is still holding
well after one year. (avoid any product that contains silicone).
the success in anything is preparation: ensure all contaminants have been removed
from around the area of application.
keep in mind that "epoxy" is a two part product and must be mixed exactly as per the instructions.
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