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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1993 Bass Tracker Pro 17 Restoration Project
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<blockquote data-quote="DarynCashmark" data-source="post: 373839" data-attributes="member: 16165"><p>Bow repair...</p><p></p><p>So, as a result of my OCD, I decided to grind off what was left of all of the mangled up plastic and aluminum trim that was on the rub rail... This was another pain in the neck! The channel on the sides was a lot tougher than I thought. I never expected the aluminum to be as hard to grind down as it was. It had been bent up so bad, I figured it would be pretty soft stuff. Boy was I wrong. It took about 4 hours to grind both sides down smooth.</p><p></p><p>Next was the bow.. I removed the aluminum trim, which was totally mangled. I found some aluminum brazing rods at https://www.durafix.com. It looked really good on their website, and I thought it would be a good way to fill the rivet holes left over on the bow from the trim peices.</p><p></p><p>While this stuff from Durafix is really cool, my inexperience caused problems. I eventually burned a hole through one of the rivet holes. It turns out when this stuff melts it flows just like solder. It works really well on holes in surfaces that are horizontal, or parallel with the ground. Obviously the bow of the boat is at an angle... You get the picture. In hindsight, I should have put new rivets into the holes and brazed them shut and then just ground them off. Instead, I ended up with this...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarynCashmark, post: 373839, member: 16165"] Bow repair... So, as a result of my OCD, I decided to grind off what was left of all of the mangled up plastic and aluminum trim that was on the rub rail... This was another pain in the neck! The channel on the sides was a lot tougher than I thought. I never expected the aluminum to be as hard to grind down as it was. It had been bent up so bad, I figured it would be pretty soft stuff. Boy was I wrong. It took about 4 hours to grind both sides down smooth. Next was the bow.. I removed the aluminum trim, which was totally mangled. I found some aluminum brazing rods at https://www.durafix.com. It looked really good on their website, and I thought it would be a good way to fill the rivet holes left over on the bow from the trim peices. While this stuff from Durafix is really cool, my inexperience caused problems. I eventually burned a hole through one of the rivet holes. It turns out when this stuff melts it flows just like solder. It works really well on holes in surfaces that are horizontal, or parallel with the ground. Obviously the bow of the boat is at an angle... You get the picture. In hindsight, I should have put new rivets into the holes and brazed them shut and then just ground them off. Instead, I ended up with this... [/QUOTE]
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