Leaky Floor Please Help

[jonners]

Hey everyone I have a 1970 16 foot Lund V-boat that has been modified. I bought the boat last year and found out that it has multiple (10+) leaks around rivet sites and other areas. The leaks are very small, but the amount of them keeps my bilge pump too busy. It has a floor that I need to pull up and when I was down there I was going to apply a Rhino-liner or Herculiner to help the problem. Any suggestions/comments would be greatly appreciated it's my first boat and not sure how to proceed. Thank you so much in advance.

Jonners

 

[brholth8]

Had the exact same problem but im broke. so all i did was put jb weld over my rivets. Has worked so far. Try looking into steelflex. That's my next goal when i have money.

 

[bulldog]

Steelflex steelflex steelflex

I used a product called durafix and it worked well and still holds the water out but steelflex is the way to go. If it is applied propperly you will not have any more problems.

 

[lckstckn2smknbrls]

First you need to re-buck the rivets.

 

[Jim]

First you need to re-buck the rivets.

:WELCOME:

do this and then the steelflex in my opinion.

 

[bAcKpAiN]

Welcome to the forum! As it has been stated the best option would be to pull up the floor and rebuck the rivets (a 2 man job). Steelflex is a product that folks around here love. Let us know how it works out for you!

 

[jonners]

Hey guys, thanks so much for the quick responses. I really want to get this done before walleye opener. I visited the site and found two different steelflex options. Which one should I use? Also, is this a product I can pick up anywhere or do I have to get it from the site? Thanks again.

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