Levi's 14' Springbok Project

[QMR]

Hi
Here is a link to my son's 14' Springbok Project.

https://www.charityflight.com/boat/

He is always looking for advice.

Please have a look and chime in on the JBWeld or 5200 question.

Thanks

 

[russ010]

I would use the 5200 a long time before I would ever use JB Weld... JB Weld is good for some uses, and some here may like it... but in time, as I've seen on a boat at our pond that is more then 20 years old, it disintegrates and just falls off. 5200 is the real deal.

I like the website... good job

 

[ben2go]

With out a doubt,no questions asked,3M 5200 all the way.

 

[bassboy1]

5200 is no doubt the ideal sealer for sealing around bolts and other hardware mounted below the waterline, but I question the ability of it to patch a hole on its own, as opposed to it being used to seal whatever you patch the hole with. I have never actually tried patching a hole like that with sealant alone, so if someone else has experience with it, I am all ears, but I would be a little hesitant of using without hearing actual accounts of it's use. It looks to me that the hole is on a chine, right? That is a tough place to form an aluminum patch to rivet on, so I am almost inclined to say that I would get it welded, and those that know me know I am the last person to recommend getting a hole welded as opposed to a rivet on patch. Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[lckstckn2smknbrls]

Weld it! Keep the front end pieces you never know you might like to put them back on some day. What size motor are you going to run?

 

[QMR]

5200 is no doubt... It looks to me that the hole is on a chine, right? ... Just my 2 cents worth.

Hi
The crack, about 3/4" is across the drip channel on the bottom.

 

[russ010]

I would use this before the 5200...

https://www.outdoorsuperstore.com/product.asp?prod=252704

I've filled holes in other boats of mine with this, and they are still going strong. Just give it a few days to fully cure before you put it in the water -- and keep your fingers off it until atleast the next day after you get it set. I would put it on the inside and outside. You can sand it down after it's cured

 

[Nick Jones]

I would use this before the 5200...

https://www.outdoorsuperstore.com/product.asp?prod=252704

I've filled holes in other boats of mine with this, and they are still going strong. Just give it a few days to fully cure before you put it in the water -- and keep your fingers off it until atleast the next day after you get it set. I would put it on the inside and outside. You can sand it down after it's cured

I have been trying to figure out how to fix a spot on my boat. once again thanks for the idea russ010 and QMR for the question.

https://www.dalehollowoutdoors.com/aluminox-epoxy-stick.html

 

[QMR]

Ok well it's been a week since I fixed the crack. The 3M 5200 is the ticket! Solid like a rock. We had a torrent of rain over the weekend and the hull got 3 inches of water in it. No drips from the crack or the keel seam I sealed up.

On to the frame for the decking.

 

[QMR]

update: The 14' boat is gone. But we got a new one!

Just purchaced a 1967 16' starcraft with a 65HP Merc.

I removed the seats and found some wood decking has rotted out. I have removed the bad wood and am going to replace it and put in new carpet and vinyl. I haven't taken any photos yet.

More to come.

 

[QMR]

Here it is!

 

[huntinfool]

Looks like another project in the making. Start another thread so we can watch it's transformation.

 

[QMR]

Here it is

https://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=351709