Thread: a question

Don't know if I should help a sandlapper or not,being were at war ,lol.But I don't want them to have to stop fishing and come save your crew.But I have an old boat in a farm pond that had some pencil size holes in the bottom,fixed it with jb weld.Don't leak a drop.Welding it would be the best way to fix it .

Hi rango,

If you are able to get the screw tight you can just use a rubber washer to creat a seal to keep the water out. I have several screws on my transom that are under the waterline of the boat and the rubber washers work fine.

-REDBOAT

Originally Posted by rango

i have a leak thats developed in the beast. ive hit something that put a small hole in one the runners back near the transom. i put a small stainless sheet metal screw in it. the screw wouldnt tighten so now ive made the hole a little bigger so i put a bigger screw which tighened good and tight. only problem is the screw head is on the bottom of the boat. im afraid the screw head is gonna create turbulance thats gonna interfere with the transducer readings so im gonna run the screw from the inside, grind the point off from the bottom and then cover the screw head good with jb weld. my question is will the jb weld be good enough to keep the screw in place. since the hole is in a difficult place to acess i want confidence it wont pop out and start leaking again. olr would i be better to fill the hole with jb weld and forget filling the hole with a stainless screw? ive never used jb weld before

Tell Mama that old boat is getting dangerous. You need the new 24 ft. Sea Ark with the 150 Yamaha Four Stroke.:p

Originally Posted by Thumper1

Tell Mama that old boat is getting dangerous. You need the new 24 ft. Sea Ark with the 150 Yamaha Four Stroke.:p

Don't give him any ideas. He'll want us to work more overtime!

Yes welding it would be the best. But you can put RTV in the hole then put in your screw and that will make it water tight also

i've used the epoxy putty in the tube. it isn't a brand name that i know of, it's like $6 at lowe's in the plumbing section. i find it easier to work with than jb and it will set up while under water. i've used it on an aluminum boat and to seal a leak in the pvc pipe of my swimming pool behind the light. it will mold like clay, then harden to steel in 15 minutes even while under water.

highly recommended.

i keep a tube with me in my tackle box.

Bring it by my place here> I have a welder in the shop and I'll fix you right up.:D :D :D

Originally Posted by beagler

Bring it by my place here> I have a welder in the shop and I'll fix you right up.:D :D :D

LOL. Sounds a little fishy to me beagler. Surely you wouldn't sabotage(sp?) the beast.