Hello all -- I've been lurking a while and have found this site particularly informative. I recently became the proud owner of a $50 1436 John boat (no clue what brand), and have been assembling various componants (trolling motor, trailer, gas motor, etc.) as I go.
The boat has some holes in it which have been repaired multiple times. It looks like some are a combination of JB weld and brazing rods. I've been sanding down the paint on the boat, and made the decision to go ahead and remove all of the old repairs to try and get them fixed right.
Originally, I planned on getting the holes in the boat welded up, since I didn't pay much for it in the first place. However, as I continue to strip the paint, I find more and more old repairs. As a result, I can't decide whether it would be better to go ahead and weld up the holes, or to simply re-fix them with some JB (or other) patch, and then cover with a generous coating of Steel Flex. I know that Steel flex is fairly expensive, but I think it might be cheaper over all to just do that instead of welding.
I was just curious what thoughts y'all may have. Any help is very much appreciated!
PS -- I'm going to try and attach some "before" pictures - the boat has since been sanded down to aluminum (fot the most part) but I only have a phone camera at the moment . . . The boat also had some kind of do it yourself spray in bedliner, which I pulled out because it was old and gross.
The boat has some holes in it which have been repaired multiple times. It looks like some are a combination of JB weld and brazing rods. I've been sanding down the paint on the boat, and made the decision to go ahead and remove all of the old repairs to try and get them fixed right.
Originally, I planned on getting the holes in the boat welded up, since I didn't pay much for it in the first place. However, as I continue to strip the paint, I find more and more old repairs. As a result, I can't decide whether it would be better to go ahead and weld up the holes, or to simply re-fix them with some JB (or other) patch, and then cover with a generous coating of Steel Flex. I know that Steel flex is fairly expensive, but I think it might be cheaper over all to just do that instead of welding.
I was just curious what thoughts y'all may have. Any help is very much appreciated!
PS -- I'm going to try and attach some "before" pictures - the boat has since been sanded down to aluminum (fot the most part) but I only have a phone camera at the moment . . . The boat also had some kind of do it yourself spray in bedliner, which I pulled out because it was old and gross.