Hey everyone first post here I ran into a issue with my boat that i need help on.
I bought a 12ft sears game fisher v hull aluminium boat for $200 . I found out for some reason the previous owner kept it in salt water for a while . Well picking it up at night was a NO NO that i found out. The inside looked very clean and also came with a trailer.
The next morning i trailer it in the yard and see a few epoxied rivitets think no big deal then i turn it over and the keel is just about corroded off . Every 8 inches there's a hole in the keel from heavy corrosion and there's visible corrosion on the inside bow now that i bought it i have to fix it ( thinking if my wife found out she would say SEE YOU BLEW IT AGAIN lol) so i need help in the steps to trying to fix it . It holds water pretty good i seen one small leak but other then that nothing.
1My plan is to somehow fix the keel
2 strip and oil base prime and paint
3 thinking of bed lining the floor of the boat thinking that should help with the corrosion
I'm going to use it strictly as a row boat no motor or trolling motor . It's going on the bands of upstate ny on a reservoir and being used on a family outing a weekend of the year . Help me please.
I bought a 12ft sears game fisher v hull aluminium boat for $200 . I found out for some reason the previous owner kept it in salt water for a while . Well picking it up at night was a NO NO that i found out. The inside looked very clean and also came with a trailer.
The next morning i trailer it in the yard and see a few epoxied rivitets think no big deal then i turn it over and the keel is just about corroded off . Every 8 inches there's a hole in the keel from heavy corrosion and there's visible corrosion on the inside bow now that i bought it i have to fix it ( thinking if my wife found out she would say SEE YOU BLEW IT AGAIN lol) so i need help in the steps to trying to fix it . It holds water pretty good i seen one small leak but other then that nothing.
1My plan is to somehow fix the keel
2 strip and oil base prime and paint
3 thinking of bed lining the floor of the boat thinking that should help with the corrosion
I'm going to use it strictly as a row boat no motor or trolling motor . It's going on the bands of upstate ny on a reservoir and being used on a family outing a weekend of the year . Help me please.