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Thanks for the info. Got the boat back and had a hell of a time getting the plywood back on the transom. The shop had to cut out three pieces and weld new ones (about 4" x 8") in place of the corroded sections. Put 5200 on all the nuts and bolts reinstalling the transom and did a leak test...

I read a lot of good reports from the Venice Jetty area. A good website for the West Coast is TheOnlineFisherman.com I fish Tampa Bay.

Found a welder that can do aluminum. Took off the motor and the plywood on the transom and bringing it in to them next week. Hope this works. I wanna fish!!!!!

Well, here's the noob with the latest on the leaks. There are two rivets near the center of the boat that are leaking. I've circled them with a marker on the bottom. HOWEVER........I tilted the boat back to check on the integrity of the drain plug. It seems to be okay but I'm gonna replace...

LOL. I get the drift. What do you recommend? Edit: Saw your post above and I know you like Gluvit.

Took the boat out today with a buddy. We only fished for three hours and had way too much water in the boat. I have no idea where it's coming from. The bow was pretty dry but, then again, most of the weight is toward the stern. I do have the TM battery and 2-1/2 gal. gas tank in front of the...

Thank you all for your replies. :D They're greatly appreciated. I'm pretty sure I'll be replacing the present tires with 8" new ones. Many excellent points were made but two stand out.......I don't want to have to back my trailer into salt water any more than I have to......and I'm not...

Just bought a 12' Sears Gamefisher with 7.5 hp Johnson. Waiting for the hitch to be put on my '01 Civic. The trailer isn't in the greatest shape but looks pretty good. It has 8" wheels, the tires have good tread but the tires are pretty old and starting to dry rot. Just had a new valve stem...

I'm leaning toward 5200. Not entirely sure this is the best solution but I don't think I have very many leaking rivets. Has anyone used this to fix leaks from the inside and how effective has it been? I'm also not sure about the prep. I'm thinking wire wheel then acetone to clean it up then...

Just looked under the boat and the 3 second leak is coming from the trailer. The inside of the left carpeted bunk is soaking wet and it's running down to the forward end and leaking onto the trailer cross brace. This is more difficult than it seemed! What do y'all think about J-B Marine Weld?

Hi. I'm a new member and I'm glad I found this forum. I've never owned a jon boat before (or any boat, except an old wooden row boat). I just bought an '84 Sears Gamefisher and filled some water in it to test for leaks. I've found a few but there isn't a lot of leakage. The worst of them...