thanks jeff, i'm looking at that aluminum putty that was posted... quite spendy! $50 a pop! so i'll probably do something less expensive. and...
Jeff, the west system has been around for years i first heard about it in the boat yards of southeast alaska... laminating wood etc. i would...
thanks CDK,
never thought about treating aluminum like glass. thanks for the creative input... indeed we fisherfolks sometimes embellish the truth...
ok... i just ordered some decals - one for each side. i shall proceed with a sanding and cleanup of the gouge and epoxy with quiksteel or some...
this is a great idea... i even thought it myself a few days ago... i'm still looking for a gnarly sticker... ideas, links to stickers welcome...
i do intend to fish this skiff in the salt... if i did epoxy to fill this gouge it would have to be the best marine grade and i'd definitely prep...
don't think selley's knead it can be had in the usa... maybe find and equivalent...
to true whitepointer, it's not leaking and not completely thru the hull - just a gouge... i'll check out the epoxy stick you mention. thanks!
rwatson, mr. efficiency and barry, thank you so much for your detailed thoughts on this matter. i appreciate your valuable input. i think i will...
absolutely not. i am not a welder of any kind... i basically understand that metal - aluminum - is heated and new metal - wire aluminum? - is...
thanks everyone for your excellent help...
yes! thanks.. that's what i hoped for... can you recommend a thick aluminum (marine) tape?
btw... the inside of this thin hull is painted from the factory... so i don't know if that would be an issue... tws
here are a couple of pics
