Whats involved in a new floor?
10-05-2014 | 08:18 PM
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If the sections you cut out are in decent shape. just grind the surface back a few inches and tab back in with some 1708 with, chamfer it back good and use 2~3 layers of tabbing top and bottom where you can reach
10-05-2014 | 08:44 PM
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Here's the answer that many of you asked for on how to install an aluminum fuel tank so that it doesn't corrode and leak again. Fuel tanks don't corrode because they get wet; they corrode because at some point something is in contact with the tank that traps water between it and the tank. Like the original foam that it was installed with. Aluminum is self-protecting, so long as the surface gets adequate air exposure. Severe corrosion is always caused by water plus a lack of oxygen. Metalurgically, this is known as "crevice corrosion," and the key is to eliminate all the points (crevices) that trap water. As long as the aluminum has a good air flow around all surfaces, contact with water will not damage it.
Mike Im not really sure I would imagine all new.
Ive done everything on this boat DYI, just one time Id like to write a check and let someone else do some work to this thing thats out of my wheel house know what i mean..
.. was just hoping it would be cheaper.So I`ll end up killing a few weekends in the boat once again.. oh well what else is new
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