New member Please help!!!! Jon boat damage

[Gamefisherjon]

I have a pretty bad crack near the transom in the middle rib it leaks almost constantly, I have filled the boat up with water and found 20 more leaky rivets also. I would like to know if I can drill the ends of the crack and fill it with west system 105 to fill the crack. And I think the transom is going out the back plate is mushy when hit lightly with a hammer.

I would appreciate any and all suggestions to help fix my crack

 

[crazymanme2]

I would weld the crack & buck the rivets

 

[ggoldy]

And replace the transom?

 

[SumDumGuy]

Like they said ^^^.

Got any more pics?

 

[Gamefisherjon]

Yea here's one from the inside of the boat of the damage, it looks like a cracked weld.

 

[acwd]

looks like its wore thru the metal not a crack. Have it welded.

Steve

 

[lckstckn2smknbrls]

Stop drilling the crack is always a good idea

 

[Gamefisherjon]

I tore into the transom today and found pressure treated lumber in there so i had a lot of pits what a pita. I used jb weld putty on the pits. And on the worn through spot I will heat it up with a heat gun and fill with west system 650 g flex epoxy specially for aluminum boat repair. untill I can afford to weld it

 

[Gamefisherjon]

Here's some pictures for your viewing pleasure, the transom pieces are 3/4 exterior ply wetted with what i had laying around west system 105 at 1-1 ratio, and the transom areas after a lot of sanding before the jb weld putty.

 

[Gamefisherjon]