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Got burned on a jon boat

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GoodOyster
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i use that putty for work sometimes. also have a wrap, like fiberglass, but is kevlar that can be put on underwater. works pretty good.

Yeah, I've seen that wrap stuff used, too. When I worked for Wellcraft we had built some customized 36' Scarab Sports for the kingfish tournaments. The T-tops were mounted to the center console and at two points on the floor just forward of the console. Piss-poor design, to say the least. They were fishing out of Key West and got caught in a storm, and one of them almost cracked in half coming in across 6-8 foot waves. They got it into some shallow water before it sank, and after the storm passed, the recovery team went out and patched it up with that kevlar wrap and epoxy putty good enough to pump it out and run it back in to the marina.

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StinkN@FishN
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Got some industrial jb aluminum weld. Hopefully i can apply it this weekend test it out mid week next week an be in the water fishing for the long weekend we have for memorial day. I will register it so i can put a trolling motor on it also so i can have a battery to use for a bielge pump just in case

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strunes
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Got some industrial jb aluminum weld. Hopefully i can apply it this weekend test it out mid week next week an be in the water fishing for the long weekend we have for memorial day. I will register it so i can put a trolling motor on it also so i can have a battery to use for a bielge pump just in case

Bring some Gorilla tape just in case. That stuff sticks to anything.....

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spray foam work good too

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Papa_J
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A piece of thin gauge aluminum angle, some zip screws and some jb weld will work too, and probably be a more long term fix. Just grind the screws tips off after you attach the angle. The JB will work to seal around the screws and bond it the angle to the hull.

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