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repairs to an old Jon boat, and HP rating
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<blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 74262" data-attributes="member: 55"><p>I just sold a boat EXACTLY like that (yes, I can tell from the 4 inch square of boat in the photo.) Mine had the same broken rib, and lacked transom wood. For the transom, just do like you mentioned, put wood on the inside and the outside. </p><p></p><p>For the rib, it looks as if yours has been welded once, and broke again. Those ribs were no where near strong enough for that boat. What I did was drill all the rivets out, and replace the rib with a more substantial piece of aluminum. I used a piece of 4 inch wide, 3/4 inch lip aluminum channel from a ladder I found on the side of a road. Using the existing holes in the hull, I riveted it to the hull, using standard rivets (not pop rivets). Then, because I didn't want the flanges sticking up, I bent another channel out of some thin aluminum (didn't need strength - just needed to shield sharp edges) and capped the channel with it, attaching with 1/8 inch pop rivets. Or, you could get another piece of the same channel you used for the bottom, and cap it with that, but I didn't want to waste the strong stuff. </p><p></p><p>Sorry I don't have any pictures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bassboy1, post: 74262, member: 55"] I just sold a boat EXACTLY like that (yes, I can tell from the 4 inch square of boat in the photo.) Mine had the same broken rib, and lacked transom wood. For the transom, just do like you mentioned, put wood on the inside and the outside. For the rib, it looks as if yours has been welded once, and broke again. Those ribs were no where near strong enough for that boat. What I did was drill all the rivets out, and replace the rib with a more substantial piece of aluminum. I used a piece of 4 inch wide, 3/4 inch lip aluminum channel from a ladder I found on the side of a road. Using the existing holes in the hull, I riveted it to the hull, using standard rivets (not pop rivets). Then, because I didn't want the flanges sticking up, I bent another channel out of some thin aluminum (didn't need strength - just needed to shield sharp edges) and capped the channel with it, attaching with 1/8 inch pop rivets. Or, you could get another piece of the same channel you used for the bottom, and cap it with that, but I didn't want to waste the strong stuff. Sorry I don't have any pictures. [/QUOTE]
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