I finally got the boat to the water Sunday. My kids and I went for a
little "test" run after having repaired a cracked block in the boat.
The repair held fine, no water leaks after about an hour at cruise
speed(3000 up to 3500 rpm)
Anyway, the pickerel are abundant so we're off on Friday morning to do
some flat lining with the Dipsys.



S.

On Jun 26, 10:43 am, Corsair23 wrote:
I finally got the boat to the water Sunday. My kids and I went for a
little "test" run after having repaired a cracked block in the boat.
The repair held fine, no water leaks after about an hour at cruise
speed(3000 up to 3500 rpm)
Anyway, the pickerel are abundant so we're off on Friday morning to do
some flat lining with the Dipsys.

S.

Most people find that they have to "redo" those repairs every so
often. Keep an eye on it. If it starts leaking scrape it out and do
it again. I think it's got something to do with the block expanding
and contracting.

jamesgangnc wrote:
On Jun 26, 10:43 am, Corsair23 wrote:
I finally got the boat to the water Sunday. My kids and I went for a
little "test" run after having repaired a cracked block in the boat.
The repair held fine, no water leaks after about an hour at cruise
speed(3000 up to 3500 rpm)
Anyway, the pickerel are abundant so we're off on Friday morning to do
some flat lining with the Dipsys.

S.

Most people find that they have to "redo" those repairs every so
often. Keep an eye on it. If it starts leaking scrape it out and do
it again. I think it's got something to do with the block expanding
and contracting.


PLUS, JB weld will eventually with time, log with water, and start to
crumble.


It's good stuff. But some people think it can cure anything from
cracked blocks to hemmeroids.

Yes, keep an eye on the repair. it can break loose.

Thats why I ran the boat up to operating temperature in the laneway
with the drive submerged, and let it cool down TWICE. If I can get the
season out of it, I'll rebuild another block this year and have it
ready.

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:36:48 -0700, Corsair23
wrote:



Thats why I ran the boat up to operating temperature in the laneway
with the drive submerged, and let it cool down TWICE. If I can get the
season out of it, I'll rebuild another block this year and have it
ready.

As odd as this may sound, I know a guy who fixed the head of his IH
Super C tractor with JB Weld ten years ago and it still runs fine. :)

I've even seen a really good machinist machine a JB Weld fix.

It's pretty cool stuff.

I don't disagree. Even if you have to replace it occasionally it's a fine
solution.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:36:48 -0700, Corsair23
wrote:



Thats why I ran the boat up to operating temperature in the laneway
with the drive submerged, and let it cool down TWICE. If I can get the
season out of it, I'll rebuild another block this year and have it
ready.

As odd as this may sound, I know a guy who fixed the head of his IH
Super C tractor with JB Weld ten years ago and it still runs fine. :)

I've even seen a really good machinist machine a JB Weld fix.

It's pretty cool stuff.

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:06:14 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:30:50 GMT, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:

I don't disagree. Even if you have to replace it occasionally it's a fine
solution.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:36:48 -0700, Corsair23
wrote:



Thats why I ran the boat up to operating temperature in the laneway
with the drive submerged, and let it cool down TWICE. If I can get the
season out of it, I'll rebuild another block this year and have it
ready.

As odd as this may sound, I know a guy who fixed the head of his IH
Super C tractor with JB Weld ten years ago and it still runs fine. :)

I've even seen a really good machinist machine a JB Weld fix.

It's pretty cool stuff.

I don't think it is a lot more work to just fix it with tapered cast
iron plugs and have done with it....

Agreed, but when you are in the middle of baling a 100 acre hay field
and thunderstorms are on the wx forecast, you do what 'cha gotta do
know what I mean? :)