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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1985 Alumacraft Bandit rebuild and gigging boat conversion.
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<blockquote data-quote="CaptainPJ" data-source="post: 462461" data-attributes="member: 24394"><p>There is a V to the boat hull. The original floor was aluminum sheet that followed the floors contour. I want to add 2" channel over the ribs with a center support to flatten the deck. </p><p>I pulled one of the ribs last night. It was located under a live well that was leaking. The draining areas under the rib were clogged so water pooled up and....well you can guess to outcome. The rib is repairable so should be an easy fix. </p><p>I have a lot of pitting in the hull under the forward live well and near the transom. Both of those areas had 2 part foam that trapped water. I'm going to sand blast the inside of the boat anywhere there is corrosion and anywhere I suspect paint adhesion problems. After blasting I will wash with a mild vinegar solution, let dry then alodine the entire inside of the hull. I'll repair alodine the removed rib separately then install prior to paint. After the alodine, the hull will be washed again to remove any alodine that isn't dry.</p><p>Next step will be to epoxy bog all the corrosion/pitting. I have some Loctite metal epoxy that is perfect for the job. Once the epoxy stiffens up enough to paint over the removed rib goes back in and the whole interior of the hull is getting painted with some Totalboat aluminum boat barrier epoxy primer. </p><p>Somewhere in there I have to make supports to flatten the deck. My ribs are hat shaped, 1.5 inches wide tapering to 1.75 where they are attached to the hull. I think some c channel might work. The problem I see is I don't have a welder it the house. My welding buddy is an hours drive away. I cant believe rivets would be strong enough to use to mount the C channel and center supports. I'm also contemplating making low profile bulkheads to go under the floor. I have access to a big ass metal shear and break so that might be the way to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaptainPJ, post: 462461, member: 24394"] There is a V to the boat hull. The original floor was aluminum sheet that followed the floors contour. I want to add 2" channel over the ribs with a center support to flatten the deck. I pulled one of the ribs last night. It was located under a live well that was leaking. The draining areas under the rib were clogged so water pooled up and....well you can guess to outcome. The rib is repairable so should be an easy fix. I have a lot of pitting in the hull under the forward live well and near the transom. Both of those areas had 2 part foam that trapped water. I'm going to sand blast the inside of the boat anywhere there is corrosion and anywhere I suspect paint adhesion problems. After blasting I will wash with a mild vinegar solution, let dry then alodine the entire inside of the hull. I'll repair alodine the removed rib separately then install prior to paint. After the alodine, the hull will be washed again to remove any alodine that isn't dry. Next step will be to epoxy bog all the corrosion/pitting. I have some Loctite metal epoxy that is perfect for the job. Once the epoxy stiffens up enough to paint over the removed rib goes back in and the whole interior of the hull is getting painted with some Totalboat aluminum boat barrier epoxy primer. Somewhere in there I have to make supports to flatten the deck. My ribs are hat shaped, 1.5 inches wide tapering to 1.75 where they are attached to the hull. I think some c channel might work. The problem I see is I don't have a welder it the house. My welding buddy is an hours drive away. I cant believe rivets would be strong enough to use to mount the C channel and center supports. I'm also contemplating making low profile bulkheads to go under the floor. I have access to a big ass metal shear and break so that might be the way to go. [/QUOTE]
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