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Valco Jon Boat seam repair.
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<blockquote data-quote="Troutfitter" data-source="post: 504798" data-attributes="member: 24327"><p>[ATTACH=full]116938[/ATTACH]<strong> Hello everyone,</strong></p><p><strong>I have a mid 80’s Valco 10’ Jon boat (pram) that by the looks of it. It looks hardly used. But, the bottom seams leak in multiple places. I circled one of the areas in the photo. I have done repair before on the big bottom rivets using JB weld after proper prep work. Seam leaks are long areas, I am concerned about using it for this type of repair. I am requesting repair ideas for long seams. I wonder if using long narrow JB weld repairs will not flex properly, and the repairs would crack and leak again. Should I be using a caulking type of material to allow flexing. Please share your ideas as I would like to do this once, and correctly.</strong></p><p>Thanks Eveybody.</p><p>Will</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Troutfitter, post: 504798, member: 24327"] [ATTACH type="full"]116938[/ATTACH][B] Hello everyone, I have a mid 80’s Valco 10’ Jon boat (pram) that by the looks of it. It looks hardly used. But, the bottom seams leak in multiple places. I circled one of the areas in the photo. I have done repair before on the big bottom rivets using JB weld after proper prep work. Seam leaks are long areas, I am concerned about using it for this type of repair. I am requesting repair ideas for long seams. I wonder if using long narrow JB weld repairs will not flex properly, and the repairs would crack and leak again. Should I be using a caulking type of material to allow flexing. Please share your ideas as I would like to do this once, and correctly.[/B] Thanks Eveybody. Will [/QUOTE]
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