I've recently acquired a 1976 Lowe Line 14 foot jon boat. Now I'm trying to figure out exactly what I've gotten myself into. The boat has been sort of fixed and repaired over the years and I'd like to make sure it's done right, even of it means removing old fixes and reworking it.
Many of the rivets in the bottom have some sort of sealant gooped over them and there are a few small tears or holes in the bottom that have been somewhat fixed. The interesting part about those boat is that the stringers, I think that's the proper word, are made of fiberglass and not aluminum. Is that normal for this age of boat? Will it affect how the rivets are sealed or replaced? One of these stringers is cracked right in the center of the boat, I'm not sure how to fix that one yet.
The other oddity is that some previous owner redid the transom and it seems to be made of 1/2 inch thick polyethylene that's been bolted together sandwiching the aluminum transom. With an additional layer of it where the motor mounts. It seems quite solid so far.
So I wanted to see what you guys think, any suggestions as well are always appreciated. Thank you!
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Many of the rivets in the bottom have some sort of sealant gooped over them and there are a few small tears or holes in the bottom that have been somewhat fixed. The interesting part about those boat is that the stringers, I think that's the proper word, are made of fiberglass and not aluminum. Is that normal for this age of boat? Will it affect how the rivets are sealed or replaced? One of these stringers is cracked right in the center of the boat, I'm not sure how to fix that one yet.
The other oddity is that some previous owner redid the transom and it seems to be made of 1/2 inch thick polyethylene that's been bolted together sandwiching the aluminum transom. With an additional layer of it where the motor mounts. It seems quite solid so far.
So I wanted to see what you guys think, any suggestions as well are always appreciated. Thank you!
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