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Best way to fix cracks in aluminum boat without welding
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<blockquote data-quote="jaclark91" data-source="post: 477411" data-attributes="member: 27164"><p>Thanks for the advice, so you wouldn't bother putting anything on the inside of the boat to seal it? Some of the cracks are on the corners or inside dented areas so might be hard to get the patch to conform to the shape of the boat perfectly.</p><p></p><p>Another question, it looks like the handle was ripped off the front of the boat at some point and the rail was broken, what's the best way to go about fixing this? I need to put a bow eye on the front or another handle to hook the trailer winch to. I was thinking about just putting a patch of diamond plate aluminum on the inside and outside to give it strength and sealing them with 5200 and riveting them in place and then getting a stainless bow eye u-bolt off ebay and putting it somewhere in the center to hook the trailer winch to.</p><p></p><p>Not sure what to do about the broken rail if the brazing rods don't work, maybe grind the bondo off and hammer it as straight as I can and slather some jb weld on it? Here's a couple pics:</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]107021[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]107020[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jaclark91, post: 477411, member: 27164"] Thanks for the advice, so you wouldn't bother putting anything on the inside of the boat to seal it? Some of the cracks are on the corners or inside dented areas so might be hard to get the patch to conform to the shape of the boat perfectly. Another question, it looks like the handle was ripped off the front of the boat at some point and the rail was broken, what's the best way to go about fixing this? I need to put a bow eye on the front or another handle to hook the trailer winch to. I was thinking about just putting a patch of diamond plate aluminum on the inside and outside to give it strength and sealing them with 5200 and riveting them in place and then getting a stainless bow eye u-bolt off ebay and putting it somewhere in the center to hook the trailer winch to. Not sure what to do about the broken rail if the brazing rods don't work, maybe grind the bondo off and hammer it as straight as I can and slather some jb weld on it? Here's a couple pics: [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN0005.JPG"]107021._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="DSCN0004.JPG"]107020._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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