Recent content by Drewski597

I never would have thought about a road sign. I'm in school, and our landlord's father aparently had an old sign the we found half buried in the woods. It's the perfect length for my ribs so when I figure out how to make some clean cuts and bends it'll be the new addition the my ten footer...

I sure appreciate all the input, I was thinking this would be a good bit easier than it's turning out to be, but I'd be headed for a big wake up call if not for the help.

I've been searching around and I've about decided to use L-angle aluminum with solid aluminum rivets(1/2" head, 1/4" shaft by 3/8" long) But I'm not sure if 1/16" L-angle aluminum would be sufficient to give me the support I need. Any other input? Bassboy: I I did a little test section...

What is an alternative to having someone bend out new ribs or would that be my best bet? Looking around in the local hardware store gave me the idea for L-angle aluminum but it's pretty high when you buy it from a retail store.

Here are a few pictures of what I'm talking about. Sorry, I could have been more specific in my description.

The Aluminum on the boat is pretty thin stuff, I have a friend that welds for a living and he said it wouldn't be worth welding. I'd say the whole boat probably weighs in at 40 or 50 pounds. The ribs broke (I'm just judging from observation) from being crunched under foot and flexing with the...

I have a ten foot jon boat I recently purchased to duck hunt out of, and while the hull is in pretty good shape the support ribs are not. The two in the center are either cracked or completely broken. I was wondering what would be the most effective replacement for these ribs. I've been...