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I like the way you guys think!!! Especially the trash can. Hell put a liner in it and I could float my refreshments around my feet!!

wevans wrote:How are ya at welding a cracked weld on an aluminum boat I done busted the weld on this new hull also

Wevans, did you get rid of the "Redneck"?

SHOWBOAT wrote:

wevans wrote:How are ya at welding a cracked weld on an aluminum boat I done busted the weld on this new hull also

Wevans, did you get rid of the "Redneck"?

Nope, had the original 2 years and the welds busted and it had pinholes in the transom had this replacement hull for 3 years and it had pinholes last year and the weld has broke this year I just don't think that they can hold up to my use every week "I fish well over 100 days a year"

wevans wrote:How are ya at welding a cracked weld on an aluminum boat I done busted the weld on this new hull also

I weld em up all the time, heck I even build em from ground up. Like Chalk said, ain't bout nothing I can't do with a peice of metal. Just about ran into everything over the last 27 yrs. Next time you Buy a Aluminum boat, attach a anode below the waterline and it will stop alot of your pitting problems. When they start pitting there aint much hope for them as alot of times they corrode from the middle out Only way to save them is to cut the bad out and patch, Iv'e even had to replace entire transoms. Let me know if I can help you. I work to Fish, My gas or yours, don't matter to me

The pitting on these boats is mainly caused by the saltwater getting trapped in the transom by the foam that they put in and around the rear compartments. They said it was a production problem and that it had been taken care of on the 04 hull that they gave me I have sent an email to the G3 rep who handled the last problem and am still waiting on a reply back from her before doing anything to the hull!! Maybe they won't just write me off

Anybody who can teach a cat ta dance like you can shouldn't have any problem with a customer rep! Hope it works out for ya.

Next time you Buy a Aluminum boat, attach a anode below the waterline and it will stop alot of your pitting problems

Catch22-please excuse my ignorance (it's the non-mechanical minded attorney in me). Can you describe what you are referring to when you say annode, as well as where you can get one, and approximatley how much money we're talking about. I purchased an aluminum boat in January that hadn't been in saltwater prior to that time (now it is in saltwater as much as possible). Any advice you can provide to prevent the types of issues described in this thread would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Galvanic Corrosion
Galvanic corrosion is frequently referred to as dissimilar metal corrosion. Galvanic corrosion can occur when two dissimilar materials are coupled in a corrosive electrolyte. An illustration of galvanic corrosion would be joining two dissimilar metals in electrical contact in seawater.

In a galvanic couple, one of the metals in the couple becomes the anode and the other metal becomes the cathode. The less noble material becomes the anode. The anodic metal corrodes faster than it would all by itself. The cathodic metal corrodes slower than it would all by itself.

Many boaters use this knowledge to their benefit. Sacrificial zinc anodes are commonly used to protect metal components on boats. The zinc anode corrodes preferentially there by protecting the boat component. The zinc anodes are maintained and replaced as required to insure continued protection. Hope this helps you out. You can get one at any marine store such as Advantage Marine

Thanks Catch!

Stand is at the powder coating place...amazing what a case of Keystone Lights will get you these days

Please post pictures of the finished stand. Thanks

So, where's the Pics

Powder coater lost his helper....I am going to help him when I get back home from travel...stand barely fit in his oven , so he needs some help getting it from the oven to the booth and back to the oven

Powder coating is done - Need to do the top and try her out

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