WELDING ON ALUMINUM BOATS
AUGUST 2009
I'M ADDING THIS PAGE TO MY WEBSITE SO THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE BOATS CAN SEE THEM BEING WELDED PLUS EVERYONE AROUND THE WORLD CAN ENJOY TOO.
PERFORMING MAGIC
THIS BRAND NEW CRESTLINER BOAT WHICH IS A TOP OF THE LINE CANADIAN MODEL (THE BOAT HAS ROBINSON (SQUARE HEAD) SCREWS WHICH MAKES IT CANADIAN, AMERICAN'S USE TORQUE SCREWS WHEN THEY BUILD BOATS) HIT A ROCK THE FIRST WEEK OF USE. SINCE WE ARE AT THE END OF THE WORLD I WAS ASKED TO FIX IT WHICH I CALL IT "PERFORMING MAGIC". IT WAS AN ADVENTURE FOR ONE OF MY FRIENDS TO GET THE BOAT 20 MILES BY WATER WITH A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM. THEN HAULED IT 100 KMS TO THE "KINGDOM" OVER THE "KINOOSAO RALLY ROAD". ONCE IN THE "KINGDOM" I ASKED ON THE INTERNET ON ADVICE ON HOW TO FIX THE BOAT AND MOST OF THE REPLIES WERE NOT TO EVEN ATTEMPT THIS. DOWN SOUTH I COULD SEE WHY NOT TO TAKE ON A PROJECT LIKE THIS. BUT I LIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD SO THIS WILL BE A FUN PROJECT.
ANOTHER VIEW BEFORE I START REMOVING THE PANELS ON THE INSIDE.
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MY FRIEND HAD TO CHIP AWAY THE FOAM TO TRY AND SEAL THE HOLE FOR THE 20 MILE TRIP. GOOD THING THIS BOAT IS BUILD WITH LOTS OF FOAM TO HELP IT FLOAT.
I EVEN HAD TO REMOVE THE GAS TANKS AND LIVE FISH WELLS BECAUSE OF DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT.
WITH 2 OF THE FLOOR BRACES REMOVED THE HOLE WILL BE EASIER TO WORK ON NOW.
AUG 06 2009, QUICK UPDATE ON THE FANCY BOAT.
THIS MORNING I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FANCY BOAT WHO IS IN THE USA. THEY ARE HELPING ME OUT WITH MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES NEED TO FIX THE FANCY BOAT PLUS THEY ARE GIVING ME THE PAINT CODE NUMBER AND FOAM INFORMATION BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT SEND CHEMICALS ACROSS THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER. I RAISED THE BOAT UP IN THE HIGH AND FOUND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE FANCY BOAT. I WONDER IF THEY HIT A SUBMARINE???
MORE UPDATES TO COME AS I WORK ON THE BOAT.