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<blockquote data-quote="user 10949" data-source="post: 312564" data-attributes="member: 10949"><p>I found quite a few of my leaks this way, including a hairline crack in the solid aluminum that didn't show up while it was floating.</p><p></p><p>but...</p><p></p><p>My boat has a keel rib on the outside that runs the length of the boat and is attached to all the rivets, it has a drain on the backside, so all the water of any leaky rivets was running down the rib and out the drain, not dripping from the rivet itself. </p><p>even tho i discovered 1 leaky rivet on the outside of the keel by having the boat full of water, I found 4 more by taking the boat out into the lake and using it where i could see the water come up in.. </p><p></p><p>In other words, If it's a "new to you" boat, it's important to test it both in the water, and full of water..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 10949, post: 312564, member: 10949"] I found quite a few of my leaks this way, including a hairline crack in the solid aluminum that didn't show up while it was floating. but... My boat has a keel rib on the outside that runs the length of the boat and is attached to all the rivets, it has a drain on the backside, so all the water of any leaky rivets was running down the rib and out the drain, not dripping from the rivet itself. even tho i discovered 1 leaky rivet on the outside of the keel by having the boat full of water, I found 4 more by taking the boat out into the lake and using it where i could see the water come up in.. In other words, If it's a "new to you" boat, it's important to test it both in the water, and full of water.. [/QUOTE]
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