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    Was it like a solid piece of aluminum ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rbobby65 View Post
    I never thought about the composite deck boards, is it like the ones you get like at Lowe's or Home Depot?
    Yep, Lowe's is exactly where I got everything, the composite decking, marine plywood, carriage bolts, and sealant that I used for the job. I sandwiched the marine plywood to the back of the boat with a layer of sealant between the aluminum, another coat of sealant on the inside of the marine plywood. I then cut the composite decking to fit running it horizontally and clamping everything in place lightly as I went. I next went to the back of the boat with the trusty Dewalt battery-powered drill with the right-sized drill bit drilling the holes for each of the ten-inch carriage bolts (four across each run of decking board); snugging down each self-locking nut only snug tight. Once I got every bolt hole drilled and every bolt in place with the lock washers in place and the nut hand tightened; I started tightening each from the outside inward across each row of decking boards, from the top, and then downward to the next run of decking board. As you tightened the locking nuts down, the sealant would self-seal all of the bolt holes as you tighten them. Lastly, I cut the excess bolts off and rounded the edges to prevent getting cut on one if you happened to get up against one of them. I often wished I had taken pictures of it before and after because it could not have worked out any better. The cutting of all of the angles and cutting around anything else that may be in the way is a bit of a challenge, but if you take your time... it'll all come together nicely in the end.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rbobby65 View Post
    Was it like a solid piece of aluminum ?
    It ws aluminum sheet on both sides. With an aluminum frame welded up in the middle for reinforcement.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rbobby65 View Post
    Was it like a solid piece of aluminum ?
    It ws aluminum sheet on both sides. With an aluminum frame welded up in the middle for reinforcement.
    The love for fishing is one of the best gifts you can pass along
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    I've got a thread in here where I poured my transom. There was another gentleman who also did his. I used arjay 6011 on mine and did my buddies with composite core. I will never put wood in another glass boat. I couldn't tell much difference in the two products. I will say, they are both rock solid and I haven't had a problem. The hard part is cleaning the old material out. I'm getting ready to do another bass boat and will use the compound again. Just two quick points of advice if you go this way.1. Make sure you seal all holes , this stuff runs like water until the reaction starts. 2. Have help and a plan when you start pouring. the extra hands are a big help.
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    The specifications on it says it is a strong tough material.
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    Supposedly 7x stronger than wood. I can't really tell that it added much extra weight if any.
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    Wet wood can be pretty heavy in itself
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    In glass boats it offers a far easier solution than replacing all of the wood the old fashioned way, which is difficult.

    On a tin boat, replacing the wood is much easier, and on many boats there isn't really a good "channel" to hold the liquid.
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    That is a great idea, my mind is already working overtime on this !��

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