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Author:
therieldeal
Date:
Mar 28, 2011
Subject:
Aluminum jon boat repair
Message:
Well… I’ve been thinking about getting a kayak, but yesterday a friend of a friend gave me his old ~10’ jon boat which he was planning to throw away. Looks like I’ll be holding off on the kayak for now :). He’s had it for about 40 years, and always stored it upside down next to his driveway during the winter. Well, this year with all the snow he forgot exactly where it was, and nailed it with his snow plow. He hit it right in the center of the bow with the corner of the plow. It’s pushed in pretty far, perhaps 6 inches, but there’s no holes or tears in the aluminum. There’s no other accident damage aside from that front panel.
I’m hoping I’ll be able to either straighten out the existing aluminum, or cut it out and install a new piece. I know some skilled TIG welders who work with thin aluminum all the time. Does anyone here have any suggestions for attempting this type of repair? I’ll try to get a picture of the damage tonight.
One of the braces that runs across the bottom of the boat also has a crack, so I’ll probably need to drill out those rivets and replace the brace. Obviously I can’t use pop rivets since they have a hole in them… so I was thinking some small stainless steel nuts & bolts with silicone might do the trick? The transom board is also rotted, so I was hoping small nuts and bolts could be used on those rivets as well.
Author:
flippy
Date:
Mar 28, 2011
Message:
therieldeal, if you know somebody that does aluminum work,,, your all set, have him bang out the area, and if it breaks or cracks, he will be able to repair it,, why would you rivet pieces,,, if you know a welder????, if the crossmember is cracked,,, just weld it,,, sounds like your making way too much work for yourself,,,, Hell,, I know guys that repaired their little alummy jobs with matt fiberglass,,, and it lasted years..Good Luck
Author:
SkeeterRon
Date:
Mar 29, 2011
Message:
therieldeal,
Heres my .02 cents. Loctite make a product called H8000, it's used to assemble school buses and tractor-trailers box trailers. Very strong adhesive.
Here is a link to a link to a youtube video on how strong it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmJUgctvSAQ
In the video you will see has two Alum sheets bonded with H8000, it took over 200 hits with a bowling ball until the Alum split.
The adhesive NEVER failed.
If you PM me I can send you a "sample".
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