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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1976 18x48 Ouachita Jon conversion, Pictures are back!
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<blockquote data-quote="Codeman" data-source="post: 93167" data-attributes="member: 146"><p>And now on to the repair work. This is an old boat that was used hard in its former life. Its beat up, banged up and in need of a few repairs. The nose is what had taken the brunt of the abuse all those years and is in need of some serious TLC. I took it to my friends shop a while back, he does car restorations and is a master body man among other things. After a couple of hours he had beat the front edge of the boat back into a recognizable shape. It was still gouged up and a little wavy so that is where the welding comes in. </p><p></p><p>This huge hole was actually worn into the edge of the boat from being run into God knows what.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P6140160.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>So I took a piece of scarp that had laying in the floor and shaped it to fit the hole and started filling with the welder. Keep in mind I had not touched the boat with a welder myself. So after a few minutes of welding, filling, and grinding I couldn't be happier with the result. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P6140163.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p><img src="https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P6140166.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The leading edge of the boat also had a pretty good split where apparently a cable had been dragged in and out of the boat what looked like thousands of times. This is where I worried about just blowing big holes in the very thin aluminum. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P5130071.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p></p><p>But no problem just turn down the heat and go to it, and after a little grinding it headed in the right direction. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P6140168.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Lots more to do but like I said I'm kind of on a mission. Stay tuned.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Codeman, post: 93167, member: 146"] And now on to the repair work. This is an old boat that was used hard in its former life. Its beat up, banged up and in need of a few repairs. The nose is what had taken the brunt of the abuse all those years and is in need of some serious TLC. I took it to my friends shop a while back, he does car restorations and is a master body man among other things. After a couple of hours he had beat the front edge of the boat back into a recognizable shape. It was still gouged up and a little wavy so that is where the welding comes in. This huge hole was actually worn into the edge of the boat from being run into God knows what. [img]https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P6140160.jpg[/img] So I took a piece of scarp that had laying in the floor and shaped it to fit the hole and started filling with the welder. Keep in mind I had not touched the boat with a welder myself. So after a few minutes of welding, filling, and grinding I couldn't be happier with the result. [img]https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P6140163.jpg[/img] [img]https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P6140166.jpg[/img] The leading edge of the boat also had a pretty good split where apparently a cable had been dragged in and out of the boat what looked like thousands of times. This is where I worried about just blowing big holes in the very thin aluminum. [img]https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P5130071.jpg[/img] But no problem just turn down the heat and go to it, and after a little grinding it headed in the right direction. [img]https://james.semoatvriders.com/My%20Boat/Number%202/Repairs/P6140168.jpg[/img] Lots more to do but like I said I'm kind of on a mission. Stay tuned. [/QUOTE]
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