Tons of help :-) and yes big mess, the crack is behind a rib on the bottom
it looks like the seat bracket came loose and rubbed up and down on the
bottom is approx 5" long and at the most 1/32" wide. I will skip on the
alumaloy the other thought is getting a piece of aluminium larger then the
crack jb weld the patch onto the boat then use self sealing pop rivets
around it? And the tar with the soaked rag will be a pain in the a#$ but
great idea :-) Thats what I will do and right now all this work is out doors
then I will drop it in the garage


Nelson

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 13:29:22 -0500, Nelson penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

The only thing is I will have some patches that will be visible but I
guess
thats not really a big issue :-) Another couple of questions any
experience
with alumaloy brazing rod you use with a torch?

It sucks. It is way too hard and brittle to help.... and if the boat
is made of heat treated material you'll ruin the boat.

How effective is a epoxy
patch on a hairline crack

It depends. What is it that is cracked?

and best ways to remove tar that bin applied to
the floor? I thank you in advance for the help :-)

If it is really tar. Use a solvent soaked rag... this is all outdoors
and away from all buildings, right?.... to soften the tar and scrape
off with a plastic scraper. What a mess.

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