tallyphillips
Cadet
- Joined
- Jan 6, 2019
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Recently purchased a 14' gregor for a great deal with a running 15hp evinrude. After further inspection i found a hairline crack that didn't leak, but im weird and wanted seal it. I mistakenly tried brazing that hairline crack and BLEW a fat whole through the hull using too high of heat, after research there are plenty of products to seal such tiny cracks. RIp. But now im here. After speaking with a local welder with lots of experience in aluminum welding he suggested i patch the hole with another piece of the same aluminum and just rivet and seal it instead of welding. So here are some photos as well as a "mockup" if you will. Nothing has been done yet other than me shaping the patch piece of aluminum to fit the keel.
I have a .025 11x18" aluminum sheet that i want to rivet with aluminum closed end 3/16" rivets w/ washers spaced 1" apart. I want to seal each rivet and fill the cavity between the hull and patch with 3m 5200. The boat with be used in the socal bays and lakes. Note: the aluminum is thin enough to shape with a rubber mallet, lots of elbow grease tho.
Is this the best solution for such a crappy problem? If the hull lasted 3 years, id be stoked
I have a .025 11x18" aluminum sheet that i want to rivet with aluminum closed end 3/16" rivets w/ washers spaced 1" apart. I want to seal each rivet and fill the cavity between the hull and patch with 3m 5200. The boat with be used in the socal bays and lakes. Note: the aluminum is thin enough to shape with a rubber mallet, lots of elbow grease tho.
Is this the best solution for such a crappy problem? If the hull lasted 3 years, id be stoked