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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1968 Starcraft V-Hull Makeover
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<blockquote data-quote="HookedUp443" data-source="post: 200317" data-attributes="member: 5369"><p>As you can see in the above pic I did not prime the area that needed to be patched yet.</p><p>I was still waiting on the supplies for that project but since I had time to work on other stuff,</p><p>I went ahead with that.</p><p></p><p>Now onto the fun part. :---) Fixing that "Titanic" hole in the hull. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> </p><p></p><p>Luckily, a friend provided me a perfect piece of aluminum to use as a patch.</p><p></p><p>I cut the metal to length using a cheapo tile saw I had purchased for doing our kitchen floor</p><p>awhile back. Very noisy and a little unerving trying to cut metal with it, but it did the job. I attempted</p><p>to cut an angle at the end to somewhat match the hull. But in the end I decided having all my fingers</p><p>was more way more important than this piece lining up <strong>perfectly</strong> with the bottom of the boat.</p><p></p><p>Then I shaped the metal strip to match the bends of the hull as close as possible using a rubber mallet </p><p>and a cinder block. Prolly can't see in the pics but there are slight bends in the hull that may prevent the</p><p>bond from being totally uniform and solid.</p><p></p><p>Then, using a wire wheel I got the area down to bear metal on the boat and sanded up the aluminum patch till it shined.</p><p></p><p>Started out by mixing up 1 entire kit of the JB and smearing it over the metal strip. I applied the strip to the</p><p>hull and used the rest of the JB to fill in where needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HookedUp443, post: 200317, member: 5369"] As you can see in the above pic I did not prime the area that needed to be patched yet. I was still waiting on the supplies for that project but since I had time to work on other stuff, I went ahead with that. Now onto the fun part. :---) Fixing that "Titanic" hole in the hull. :P Luckily, a friend provided me a perfect piece of aluminum to use as a patch. I cut the metal to length using a cheapo tile saw I had purchased for doing our kitchen floor awhile back. Very noisy and a little unerving trying to cut metal with it, but it did the job. I attempted to cut an angle at the end to somewhat match the hull. But in the end I decided having all my fingers was more way more important than this piece lining up [b]perfectly[/b] with the bottom of the boat. Then I shaped the metal strip to match the bends of the hull as close as possible using a rubber mallet and a cinder block. Prolly can't see in the pics but there are slight bends in the hull that may prevent the bond from being totally uniform and solid. Then, using a wire wheel I got the area down to bear metal on the boat and sanded up the aluminum patch till it shined. Started out by mixing up 1 entire kit of the JB and smearing it over the metal strip. I applied the strip to the hull and used the rest of the JB to fill in where needed. [/QUOTE]
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