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Message: <blockquote data-quote="muskyhunter1978" data-source="post: 510735" data-attributes="member: 34965">OK guys, I wanted to keep this thread moving and let you know where I stand.  Most of the aluminum has been cleaned up about as good as I can possibly get it.  Quite honestly, there was a bunch of pits and it took a lot to clean them.  Even so, I'm not 100% sure its all completely out of the tin.  In the one bottom corner, as I was cleaning, I noticed an odd spot on the bottom of the hull, right were the folded edge of the transom skin is riveted to the bottom of the hull.  Ugh, another hole, right through the bottom of the boat. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />.  Its a tiny hole, maybe a 1/16.  It appears water got trapped in there and you guessed it, ate through.  I went around the entire perimeter of the transom edge and so far, haven't found anything else, but this is a bummer.  I'm concerned now that there is more corrosion damage in the seam.  I really don't want to scrap the boat.  My thinking at the moment is that this boat is a 5 year plan, maybe 10 and then i'm off to another.  So, I'm going to complete the repairs as planned, fix up that new pin hole and seal it good and be done with it.  Hopefully, I can get some quality years out of it before I unload it and buy another.  To put it honestly.  This boat was used in salt/brackish water and I probably should have known better.  I got a bit of boat fever because of how the rest of it looked and had to travel 4 hours to look at it.  Shame too, the rest of the boat is in pretty nice shape.  More updates to follow.</blockquote>

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