Aluminium crack repair ?

cloumar	Any good way or ideas on how to repair light cracks in aluminium. There is a thin crack about 3 inches long on the top bow section of my boat, made by friction or too much stress against the bow stopper wheel. Thanks Mario	2002-09-24
93evinrude	I would suggest an aluminum epoxy stick like the one in the link below.Although I have not used it myself,I have heard it works. http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/commerce/command/ProductDisplay?prmenbr=201&prrfnbr=2721&store_num=4&store_name=Paint%20%26%20Maintenance&subdept_num=196&subdept_name=Epoxy%20%26% 20Fiberglass&class_num=200&class_name=Putties,%20Sealers,%20Misc&outlet=	2002-09-24
mellowyellow	JB weld is also a possiblility... I've heard you should drill a small hole on each end of the crack to keep it from spreading. good luck, M.Y.	2002-09-24
Luna Sea	I found some useful information about aluminum boat repairs in this forum. http://pagebiz.com/bds/aluminum/repair.html	2002-09-24
EatMoreFish	Althought the jb weld ect may hold for a little while none of this stuff is a replacement for fixing it right. Take it to someone who knows how and have it welded	2002-09-24
rickdb1boat	Yeah, I am still trying to find something to repair a small level crack (1") in my pontoon log. I tried JB Weld, but it came loose after 2 times out. I can't believe it's that hard to seal a 1" surface crack. (You can barely see it)! I'm gonna try some of that Alumnimun stick repair stuff and see if that holds better. Anyone got any other Ideas besides welding? And Yes, I did check out the other links, but feel better getting info from here!! Thanks,	2002-09-24
djohns19	SmokyForce, I'm with EatMore Fish on this one. That is a high stress area. You may want to have the welding shop weld a reinforcement plate on the inside.	2002-09-24
petryshyn	Ditto eatmore	2002-09-24
tjthorson	Eastwood has a product called Alumiweld. Its basically Aluminum brazing rod. You can do the repairs with a propane torch. GOTTA be better then JB weld..... http://www.eastwoodco.com/aspfiles/itemdy00.asp?UID2=2002092509062472&T1=19079&UREQA=N&UREQB=7&LinkKeyWord=&table=&CatKey=&I1.x=54&I1.y=44 I used it to repair the base plate on a carb that had broken a corner off. Worked great!	2002-09-25
cloumar	Well many Thanks to all of guys !! I will most probably try to find a welding shop who is doing aluminium work - will feel safer. See you Mario	2002-09-25
93evinrude	Here is another do it yourself product in case you change your mind. http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/horizontal-item.jhtml?id=0001390010655a&navAction=jump&navCount=2&indexId=cat21324&podId=0001390&catalogCode=IC&parentId=cat2132 4&parentType=index&rid=	2002-09-26

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