Thread: Stumps be hard in Truman.

wow. I feel for ya

Nasty bump. Lets see the fish.


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Find a good aluminum welder near you. It can be repaired.
She may pull left a bit.

That is my current plan.
Going to check with a machine shop in Lincoln, mo.

Maybe weld a plate over it after straightening it best you can. That would beef it up. Maybe weld one on the other side also. If that don't work, get that rubber stuff they fix boat holes with on TV. lol

Originally Posted by Macbow

That is my current plan.
Going to check with a machine shop in Lincoln, mo.

Might be a bit of a drive, but T3 in Nixa did a great job welding up a motorcycle case for me.

Was this in the G4 area where the Grand and Tebo come together by the State Park? There was a big log floating in that area Saturday. My buddy almost hit it. He said it was just under the surface and not really visible until you were on top of it.

Sorry for your boat. Hopefully it's an easy fix.

It won't be that hard to repair it. If whoever you take it to acts like it's going to be a major repair, kindly leave and take it somewhere else.

The only real decision you'll need to make is if you want the damage cut out and "butt" welded back or if you want it straightened up and plated over. That leading edge needs to be dead on plumb when they're done with it. I'd opt for straightening and plating over the area, but plate both sides or that toon is going to try pull to one side. If you decide you don't want it plated over, and want it cut out and butt welded together, I'd suggest asking them to put a backer plate in, and plug weld it in place. Butt welded aluminum is prone to crack in the weld. Aluminum likes to flex. Butt welds don't like to flex. Like I said we work with aluminum repairs every single day so to me it's a simple fix, but that's what I pay myself to do. What you have is a very straightforward repair.