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| OK - I've been looking at a "beater boat" - a small 16ft v-hull aluminum that I would use for crashing thru ice, running shallow rivers, etc. Going to split it with my brother.
Here is the issue. We took off a transducer plate that was screwed on to the transom. Looks like swiss cheese. We poked around and can't detect any rot or anything.
My question. Is there any kind of aluminum filler - like wood filler for filling in holes in woodwork. You get the idea.
I'm thinking of patching, sanding, painting and re-drilling. Is there a product for filling aluminum holes?
Thanks in advance.
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| JB marine weld. or have a slab of aluminum welded over the swiss.
Edited by mnmusky 1/3/2015 7:20 PM
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| There's aluminum rods you can hear up with a torch an apply check out cabelas use to have them |
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Location: Walker, MN | Gluvit is a great product and works well for small holes and tears but I'm not sure about bolt holes... |
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Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | Hit your auto repair shop with this question. There's a ton of different products out there. I know one guy that patched his with a 3M two part epoxy and hasn't had any trouble at all. I know another guy that actually used wooden plugs, covered with silicone and pounded them in, covered again with silicone. Depends how in depth you want to get. normally where the transducer is mounted it is a low to no stress point on the transom. |
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