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14ft. Boat Build
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<blockquote data-quote="VessalVassal" data-source="post: 445810" data-attributes="member: 23005"><p>Now, I had (have) no idea what make and model the boat is. The guy selling it told me it was a 13ft. unknown. Tape measure says 14ft. Semi-V, riveted. Pretty thin aluminum, quite a few dents. I filled it with water and there were a couple small leaks (tiny) so I re-bucked those rivits, then wire wheeled the seams and rivets, removed the rotten outer transom, removed any rusty bolts etc... and applied 5200 to every rivit and seam on the outside of the hull... this whole process took a while since I was working in my "spare" time. It also didn't help that the previous owner had seemingly decided that huge amounts of automotive bondo was the best type of marine sealant... and then the next owner used silicone to cover that... I made the mistake of buying the 5200 at the marine supply... and later found that had I gone to the local hardware store that same tube would have cost me $12 instead of $25!! This was about the time I took my daughter on her first fishing trip! Trying to get her excited for fishing and teach her bank fishing / still fishing now so that when the boat is ready she is too!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VessalVassal, post: 445810, member: 23005"] Now, I had (have) no idea what make and model the boat is. The guy selling it told me it was a 13ft. unknown. Tape measure says 14ft. Semi-V, riveted. Pretty thin aluminum, quite a few dents. I filled it with water and there were a couple small leaks (tiny) so I re-bucked those rivits, then wire wheeled the seams and rivets, removed the rotten outer transom, removed any rusty bolts etc... and applied 5200 to every rivit and seam on the outside of the hull... this whole process took a while since I was working in my "spare" time. It also didn't help that the previous owner had seemingly decided that huge amounts of automotive bondo was the best type of marine sealant... and then the next owner used silicone to cover that... I made the mistake of buying the 5200 at the marine supply... and later found that had I gone to the local hardware store that same tube would have cost me $12 instead of $25!! This was about the time I took my daughter on her first fishing trip! Trying to get her excited for fishing and teach her bank fishing / still fishing now so that when the boat is ready she is too! [/QUOTE]
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