boat repair

nybass1 · 09-15-09, 03:11 PM

my friend has an old jon boat in his back yard and has a pretty large hole in it. I want to fix it up but dont have access to a welder. Any ideas?

bamabassman · 09-15-09, 09:24 PM

hhhhmmmmmmmm, got any aluminum and access to a rivet tool? also some sealer.

nybass1 · 09-15-09, 09:49 PM

I have so aluminum and sealer but rivet tool is a no. The problem is i dont have alot of fancy tools just doing it as a weekend project

bamabassman · 09-15-09, 10:01 PM

rivet tool is NOT expensive. i am NOT a pro and truly do NOT think my brain fart of an idea will work. but it depends on how big the "hole" is. you take the sealer and put a bead around the edges of the hole, rivet the patch to it. see if it will work. just don't go out in the middle of the lake to do it,lol.

nofearengineer · 09-15-09, 11:13 PM

Like Bama said, the size of the hole is important. Look up JB Weld products. I remember my step dad 30 years ago making some modifications to his jon boat with their stuff. It isn't actually welding, but it like a metal-based epoxy kind of stuff.

WTL · 09-16-09, 12:29 AM

A pic would be great if possible. There are several products out there that can be useful for patching holes on aluminum boats without getting into welding aluminum. Of course if this looks like the boat has been shot by a cannonball, that might not be as fixable without taking it to a welder.

nybass1 · 09-16-09, 04:15 PM

the hole is pretty big about 2' by 1.5'. I checked out the jb weld products. If i was putting a sheet of aluminum over the hole how would you recommend applying it with the epoxy??

nofearengineer · 09-16-09, 04:19 PM

You're talking about a 24" x 18" hole? Man...I know next to nothing about JB Weld stuff, but I'd have to have something that big fixed properly. Otherwise, I hope you're a really good swimmer.

Fishnngolfn · 09-16-09, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nybass1

the hole is pretty big about 2' by 1.5'. I checked out the jb weld products. If i was putting a sheet of aluminum over the hole how would you recommend applying it with the epoxy??

So in other words -

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTL

[It] looks like the boat has been shot by a cannonball.

WaffleJaw · 09-16-09, 04:46 PM

lol,FnG

Jb weld is a great product no doubt...i use it here and there..but for that LARGE of an application,...your going be patching it again and again im sure....Ive heard of people having issues with jb weld and aluminum boats....probably be great for a small quick fix,but not for that size.

call a local welder....bet you can get a patch for 50-100 bucks..depending.
it'd be worth it in the long run

good luck

bamabassman · 09-16-09, 10:21 PM

ok then i am thinking that you would have to have it welded my friend, hahaha. that was a pretty big cannon ball, lol. BUT............the jb weld and rivets MIGHT work, MIGHT mind you. not gonna swear by it.

nybass1 · 09-16-09, 10:42 PM

big pirate population around here lol. Thanks for the ideas i guess ill have to spend the money and get it done right but its for a good cause

WTL · 09-17-09, 07:42 AM

Kinda funny that you mention it, a good holiday is only two days away....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...e_a_Pirate_Day

09-15-09, 03:11 PM	#1
nybass1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York Posts: 25	boat repair my friend has an old jon boat in his back yard and has a pretty large hole in it. I want to fix it up but dont have access to a welder. Any ideas?

09-15-09, 09:24 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hhhhmmmmmmmm, got any aluminum and access to a rivet tool? also some sealer. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

09-15-09, 10:01 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	rivet tool is NOT expensive. i am NOT a pro and truly do NOT think my brain fart of an idea will work. but it depends on how big the "hole" is. you take the sealer and put a bead around the edges of the hole, rivet the patch to it. see if it will work. just don't go out in the middle of the lake to do it,lol. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

09-15-09, 11:13 PM	#5
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Like Bama said, the size of the hole is important. Look up JB Weld products. I remember my step dad 30 years ago making some modifications to his jon boat with their stuff. It isn't actually welding, but it like a metal-based epoxy kind of stuff. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-16-09, 12:29 AM	#6
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	A pic would be great if possible. There are several products out there that can be useful for patching holes on aluminum boats without getting into welding aluminum. Of course if this looks like the boat has been shot by a cannonball, that might not be as fixable without taking it to a welder. __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

09-15-09, 09:49 PM	#3
nybass1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York Posts: 25	I have so aluminum and sealer but rivet tool is a no. The problem is i dont have alot of fancy tools just doing it as a weekend project

09-16-09, 04:15 PM	#7
nybass1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York Posts: 25	the hole is pretty big about 2' by 1.5'. I checked out the jb weld products. If i was putting a sheet of aluminum over the hole how would you recommend applying it with the epoxy??

09-16-09, 04:19 PM	#8
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	You're talking about a 24" x 18" hole? Man...I know next to nothing about JB Weld stuff, but I'd have to have something that big fixed properly. Otherwise, I hope you're a really good swimmer. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-16-09, 04:46 PM	#10
WaffleJaw BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas,TX (DFW) Posts: 2,212	lol,FnG Jb weld is a great product no doubt...i use it here and there..but for that LARGE of an application,...your going be patching it again and again im sure....Ive heard of people having issues with jb weld and aluminum boats....probably be great for a small quick fix,but not for that size. call a local welder....bet you can get a patch for 50-100 bucks..depending. it'd be worth it in the long run good luck __________________ [nelsoncustomrods.com]

09-16-09, 10:21 PM	#11
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ok then i am thinking that you would have to have it welded my friend, hahaha. that was a pretty big cannon ball, lol. BUT............the jb weld and rivets MIGHT work, MIGHT mind you. not gonna swear by it. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

09-16-09, 10:42 PM	#12
nybass1 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: New York Posts: 25	big pirate population around here lol. Thanks for the ideas i guess ill have to spend the money and get it done right but its for a good cause

09-17-09, 07:42 AM	#13
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	Kinda funny that you mention it, a good holiday is only two days away.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...e_a_Pirate_Day __________________ Selling live waterdogs for less since 2005.

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