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Here we go again - '83 Bass Tracker Tournament Texas Rebuild
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<blockquote data-quote="AggieCollin10" data-source="post: 411011" data-attributes="member: 20691"><p>BINGO! I want to do this work one time, do it right, and be confident that I don't have to worry about it again. The aluminum tubing idea is awesome, and it's not something I had even considered was a possibility. I wanted to over-build the transom, and this sounds like a great way to do it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The leaking is my concern. While rinsing out the interior of the boat, I noticed that water readily flows in one rivet hole and out the others. I'm worried that means I've now got water in between the hull and the keel reinforcement strip that's riveted to the underside of the boat (what is that thing called, anyway?).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>My original plan was rhino liner, but my wife brought up the issue that it might be too hot for little one's feet, and wouldn't be very comfortable for stooping or bending down. What are these "mat style" products you mentioned?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is exactly what I'll do! Now to find an aluminum supplier...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I <em>might</em> be able to talk my boss into letting me sand blast the boat and trailer at work. However, it'll be the media we use for blasting Hempel off of rail cars. It's gritty enough to remove weld spatter and actually smooth out the interior welds on hoppers to allow good liner adhesion for quick unloading. My concern is that the media (it's the black silica stuff, I believe) will be too coarse for thin aluminum, and I don't have blasting experience so I'm worried I'd just eat thin spots and possibly holes into the hull.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Being a railcar mechanic, I'm totally ready to run into some serious snags. Nothing some ingenuity and perseverance can't fix.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thank you for the warm welcome and all the insight, Rob!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AggieCollin10, post: 411011, member: 20691"] BINGO! I want to do this work one time, do it right, and be confident that I don't have to worry about it again. The aluminum tubing idea is awesome, and it's not something I had even considered was a possibility. I wanted to over-build the transom, and this sounds like a great way to do it. The leaking is my concern. While rinsing out the interior of the boat, I noticed that water readily flows in one rivet hole and out the others. I'm worried that means I've now got water in between the hull and the keel reinforcement strip that's riveted to the underside of the boat (what is that thing called, anyway?). My original plan was rhino liner, but my wife brought up the issue that it might be too hot for little one's feet, and wouldn't be very comfortable for stooping or bending down. What are these "mat style" products you mentioned? This is exactly what I'll do! Now to find an aluminum supplier... I [i]might[/i] be able to talk my boss into letting me sand blast the boat and trailer at work. However, it'll be the media we use for blasting Hempel off of rail cars. It's gritty enough to remove weld spatter and actually smooth out the interior welds on hoppers to allow good liner adhesion for quick unloading. My concern is that the media (it's the black silica stuff, I believe) will be too coarse for thin aluminum, and I don't have blasting experience so I'm worried I'd just eat thin spots and possibly holes into the hull. Being a railcar mechanic, I'm totally ready to run into some serious snags. Nothing some ingenuity and perseverance can't fix. Thank you for the warm welcome and all the insight, Rob! [/QUOTE]
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