Fixing Leaks?

[oneshot]

Ok I have a very old 12/32 Jon Boat many say I'm crazy using this small Boat but it is what this Poor Man has.

Ok in past I have had two Small Leaks. JB Weld works good once back Home. I was thinking what about out on the water? At first thought about Gorilla Tape but just seen a commercial on Flex Tape.

Ok what do I use out on the water to fix Aluminum until I get back home? Got to be fast.

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[fishinwrench]

If it is a few leaky rivets you can tighten them up with a pair of hammers.  Other than that a thin layer of RTV silicone will do better than JB Weld.  Just clean the area real good with alcohol first.

[oneshot]

Rivets are ok. Was told by Outfitters here on Canoes they just use JB Weld or take it and have it actually Welded.

Looks like JB Weld Putty might be the thing for quick fix.

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[dan hufferd]

I fixed an aluminum canoe with some stuff called NP2 you will find it at your local metal building supplier. I think it is the number one stuff to use. It is a lot like silicone, but very sticky like butyl. You might even be able to use it on the water but it needs to go on the outside. 

 http://www.bestmaterials.com/np1.aspx

[crappiecatcher]

Gorilla tape is a great quick fix if you can pull out of the water and get it dry.Have used it for a lot of quick fixes and on a boat you can do inside and out.Just needs to be dry.

[Fish Hound]

Oneshot, supposedly this will work. I have not tried it myself.

Attwood epoxy.docx

[MOPanfisher]

Quick fix to get off the river, Gorilla tape or similar.  I like the idea of the peel and stick Flex seal type take too.  For real fixes to gashes, a good welding shop would be done with it in short order.  most  boats I know that have run many rivers get a weld or two eventually.

[dan hufferd]

Not to beat a dead horse, but that np2 is paintable too.

I used to have a welding service, my canoe was flipped over behind my scrap bin (not a good idea). I asked one of my son's to unload the scrap from my truck. He thought it a good idea to throw the scrap metal into the bin, from like 10 yards. Needless to say a short piece of 7/8 bar stock found it's way to the side of my 20 year old canoe. It did not punch a 7/8 hole, but it did make a large 1/2 moon gash in the side. A nice dab of this goop and it was fixed, until the tornado wrapped it around a tree a few years later,

If I had leaky rivets I would get a tube of this stuff, flip the boat over now and cover every rivet, I would do the leading edge weld on the bow, I have rewelded several of them, they seem prone to wear and leaks. 

Sorry to obsess over your leaky boat but this stuff just works so well. It seems to last forever.   

[jdmidwest]

I carry a stick of the JBweld putty in the jet boat for minor gashes. Goes on wet. Cures in water.