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<blockquote data-quote="sworrior" data-source="post: 360932" data-attributes="member: 14410"><p>Thanks for the great tips. I will scrap the alumaloy idea, although they get an "A+" for marketing. Wife and I were mesmerized by the hypnotic infomertial. Plus, the heating would probably melt the interior flexseal in addition to flexing the hull. Flex Seal was great at stopping 99% of the weepage at the seams. It's NOT gap filling, so the seams only leak at the larger gaps.</p><p></p><p>Was looking at the Gluvit (https://www.amazon.com/Travaco-Gluvit-Epoxy-Waterproof-Sealer/dp/B001446LH2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406296514&sr=8-1&keywords=gluvit) and that looks much easier than JB Weld, but what color does it dry? I want to make the seam repair as unnoticable as possible. Any thoughts (other than volume) on Gluvit vs JB Weld? JB Weld seems to blend in pretty good with the hull color, but I'd rather have a dry boat than a pretty one.</p><p></p><p>I walked away from the boat for a bit and took the kids in the 'Stang to a local cruise night and finally found a pencil eraser-sized hole near the transom when I got back. Hopefully plugging that will take care of the majority of the leakage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sworrior, post: 360932, member: 14410"] Thanks for the great tips. I will scrap the alumaloy idea, although they get an "A+" for marketing. Wife and I were mesmerized by the hypnotic infomertial. Plus, the heating would probably melt the interior flexseal in addition to flexing the hull. Flex Seal was great at stopping 99% of the weepage at the seams. It's NOT gap filling, so the seams only leak at the larger gaps. Was looking at the Gluvit (https://www.amazon.com/Travaco-Gluvit-Epoxy-Waterproof-Sealer/dp/B001446LH2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406296514&sr=8-1&keywords=gluvit) and that looks much easier than JB Weld, but what color does it dry? I want to make the seam repair as unnoticable as possible. Any thoughts (other than volume) on Gluvit vs JB Weld? JB Weld seems to blend in pretty good with the hull color, but I'd rather have a dry boat than a pretty one. I walked away from the boat for a bit and took the kids in the 'Stang to a local cruise night and finally found a pencil eraser-sized hole near the transom when I got back. Hopefully plugging that will take care of the majority of the leakage. [/QUOTE]
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