lakelover
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My slowly-moving-project boat is a 1964 riveted aluminum Starcraft (http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=309879).
So far, I've rebucked the rivets along sections of the seams where water was very slowly seeping in when I did my leak test, and sealed all the seams and floor rivets with one coat of Gluvit.
In another thread, someone said not to expect to get an old aluminum boat fully water tight. Maybe it's an obsession, but I take leaks personally! I love a completely dry boat. I'm thinking of dragging it to the launch to water test it again before I put the plywood floor in to see how I did, but that's another story because the trailer is in pretty crappy shape.
For my own sanity, tell me, is it realistic to hope for NO leaks?
So far, I've rebucked the rivets along sections of the seams where water was very slowly seeping in when I did my leak test, and sealed all the seams and floor rivets with one coat of Gluvit.
In another thread, someone said not to expect to get an old aluminum boat fully water tight. Maybe it's an obsession, but I take leaks personally! I love a completely dry boat. I'm thinking of dragging it to the launch to water test it again before I put the plywood floor in to see how I did, but that's another story because the trailer is in pretty crappy shape.
For my own sanity, tell me, is it realistic to hope for NO leaks?