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  1. Alec Ricard

    Help with an unkown 12 ft aluminum vhull

    Beautifully simple thank you. Am I replacing the rivets and then hammering them? Or just deforming the existing rivets to expand and so it doesn't leak any more?
  2. Alec Ricard

    Help with an unkown 12 ft aluminum vhull

    I hear what you're saying but I think people underate these small HP motors considering I've used a 2.5hp on a ten foot wooden boat in saltwater I know it's two different environments but if it can handle the sea and travel a moderate speed even with wind then I figured a 3.5 would be ok for the...
  3. Alec Ricard

    Help with an unkown 12 ft aluminum vhull

    The 3.5 gets its current weight from the photo to 8mph up to ten in ideal conditions with me in it and im 280 IBS
  4. Alec Ricard

    Help with an unkown 12 ft aluminum vhull

    Ok I was thinking in lieu of the center bench was a 2x4 spanning the width of the bottom and other 2x4's at a 45 degree angle from the gunnels to the bottom 2x4 and I was thinking of doing 2 that way the outside pressure would push the angled 2x4 down into the horizontal 2x4 spanning the bottom...
  5. Alec Ricard

    Help with an unkown 12 ft aluminum vhull

    Hello all I'm a newbie when it comes to aluminum boats and their repairs and modifications. I have a 12 ft aluminum v hull and I'm looking for helpful info. What's the simplist way of removing the middle bench and putting a flat floor in? not a mini bass boat setup as I like to keep center of...
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