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anyone have issues with denting the bow in?
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<blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 89191" data-attributes="member: 55"><p>Aluminum work hardens, so every time you bend it, and hammer it back, it weakens significantly. Most larger boats have quite a bit more cross ribs in the bow than smaller boats. Plus, your boat, being designed for an 8 horse, is probably made of some paper thin material. If it is to the point that you worked a hole in it, you likely need to just weld some sheet onto the outside of the hull, and weld in a couple of ribs on the inside. Likely, the metal you have to work with is shot, and you have no choice but to add fresh metal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bassboy1, post: 89191, member: 55"] Aluminum work hardens, so every time you bend it, and hammer it back, it weakens significantly. Most larger boats have quite a bit more cross ribs in the bow than smaller boats. Plus, your boat, being designed for an 8 horse, is probably made of some paper thin material. If it is to the point that you worked a hole in it, you likely need to just weld some sheet onto the outside of the hull, and weld in a couple of ribs on the inside. Likely, the metal you have to work with is shot, and you have no choice but to add fresh metal. [/QUOTE]
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