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Thanks guys. Yep aluminum burs cut like butter. ;) Plus you get way more mileage out of them than grinding discs. Do the majority of your work with a bur, then just a little touch up with a disc. Save time and money. Speaking of which. if you guys want to keep your grinding discs from loading...

thanks for the reply Wayne. I have some zinc chromate here. I briefly tested one of these blisters with my die grinder. looks like the corrosion extends laterally another 1/4" past what is visible..I was surprised it went that far. Sunday im gonna go to town on this thing hammer and tongs. we...

thanks for the reply kazzer. I like the cheap sandblasting setup there. I agree with your logic.

what not to do to your transom...

Thanks very much for your response and link. glad to know the skim coat held up. I need to skim coat with something. Got my aluminum burs in the mail today, so Im gonna do some invasive surgery in the next couple days.. what the die grinder reveals will dictate my next move.

If you can get all the corrosion, it should work. However if your corrosion is like mine and is basically a blister, and the corrosion is actually hidden even though it appears that you got it all is when you might have a problem. I tried using ospho on a spot to dissolve the corrosion on one...

ah thank you. ive heard of this.

Update. So starting from the outside of the boat Im addressing the corrosion that is present there. As you can see once I hit it with a stainless wire cup the holes are apparent and you can see the blister in the middle of the material. in order to properly fix this you need to get to clean...

thanks for the pics. Please keep us updated on your patch. Ive heard silicone has corrosive properties. Also any screws or bolts other than aluminum are going to instigate corrosion. Hard to say. I suppose every incident is unique. however if someone doesn't get all the corrosion out before...

what is this "old timers secret solution" please? Thank You

Yeah, maybe 3’ x 4’ total. I know enough about metal work to know that I know nothing..lol Yeah Ill keep you guys updated on the fix. It might be a multi stage thing. Ill try to do the most conservative thing first and see how that goes. Maybe I should throw up the transom fix on here too...

Not sure if you are aware, but some of those anti fouling paints have copper in them same as the pressure treat... if thats the case, then that is why your metal is jacked even though the transom was not treated.

Thanks for the sharing your experience with Marine Tex. That is what I was thinking. squeegee it on like bondo. take care of a wide area in a hurry. 30 years and it still holding is proof enough for me.. That would be optimal and the easiest way for me to get those halibut in my freezer where...

Thanks for the response. I see what you mean. Just use the one product in between 2 pieces. I was thinking it would be easier to patch the inside as there are no ribs or anything in the way, and thats where the majority of the corrosion is. I could do la couple large 2'x3' patches. The...