Fixing Aluminum Canoe

4get gto · Aug 15, 2017

comancheflight said:
How about flex tape as seen on TV..just saw your boat in half and repair it with flex tape....yeeedawgies

Beat me to it. I'd love to fix that guys boat with that crap and push him back on the lake with no oars.

sixdogs · Aug 15, 2017

A tech school is another option. They love to teach TIG on aluminum and yours is a natural project since they can't screw it up. Likely they would do a great job for the school equivalent of beer money.

Gary Fowler · Aug 15, 2017

I bought a roll of that Flextape and I wouldn't trust it for a boat repair. I thought it would be much thicker than a sheet of paper but it isn't.

aczlan · Aug 15, 2017

I would use rivets ( not pop rivets) and something along the line of the pl30 roof and flashing sealant. That stuff is pretty sticky by itself and if you use it along with single piece rivets ( the type that you have to hit from one side while you hold an anvil against the other), I doubt it will leak.

Aaron Z

TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark · Aug 15, 2017

tcreeley said:
I like fiberglass. Patch inside and outside. Use woven fiberglass patch material. Bring some duct tape along canoeing. Great for emergency patches. I kayaked a lot. This was a standard to bring along.

I don't think I'd trust a fiberglass bond to aluminum.

dragoneggs · Aug 16, 2017

I would for this... if the aluminum is prepped properly the epoxy will adhere nicely. The glass fiber is the reinforcement to give it tensile strength. The most beautiful expensive yachts are fiberglass epoxy construction.

Leejohn · Aug 16, 2017

comancheflight said:
How about flex tape as seen on TV..just saw your boat in half and repair it with flex tape....yeeedawgies

When you see sparks fling from aluminum boat when cutting it in half, you better not believe any part of the BS.

Cat_Driver · Aug 18, 2017

Leejohn said:
When you see sparks fling from aluminum boat when cutting it in half, you better not believe any part of the BS.

One word - LIABILITY. Do not repair this yourself, as you ill be liable if anything happens and people/renters get hurt. Spend the money and get it done right or sell it for scrap aluminum and buy a new one. Nough said.