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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 377327" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>I love how you invented a break out of angle iron and some clamps!</p><p></p><p>Two thumbs up!!!</p><p></p><p>But for what it's worth, if you look in your phone book under "steel supply" or "Welders" or "Metal Fabricators", you should be able to find a qualified welder locally. I've done this several times, and it seems that they all have a soft-spot for boat projects! To weld those plates in, Dominion Steel in Fredericksburg, VA would probably charge $20. They re-welded a complete transom cap for me for $60, and it was pretty complicated.</p><p></p><p>I've given this advice to a number of people, and they all came back later with big thanks. Just figured I'd mention this, since you are still in the middle of it. It saves a TON of time to just take it to them and have them buzz all the bad spots. Then you can run an angle grinder over them to flatten them out, and go from there.</p><p></p><p>Either way, best wishes!</p><p></p><p>-Tony</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 377327, member: 4972"] I love how you invented a break out of angle iron and some clamps! Two thumbs up!!! But for what it's worth, if you look in your phone book under "steel supply" or "Welders" or "Metal Fabricators", you should be able to find a qualified welder locally. I've done this several times, and it seems that they all have a soft-spot for boat projects! To weld those plates in, Dominion Steel in Fredericksburg, VA would probably charge $20. They re-welded a complete transom cap for me for $60, and it was pretty complicated. I've given this advice to a number of people, and they all came back later with big thanks. Just figured I'd mention this, since you are still in the middle of it. It saves a TON of time to just take it to them and have them buzz all the bad spots. Then you can run an angle grinder over them to flatten them out, and go from there. Either way, best wishes! -Tony [/QUOTE]
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