Thread: Ali boat repairs needed waikato

Anyone know of a good place to take my aging Fyran to get some corrosion holes patched up in the waikato? Thanks

I think you will have trouble welding if corroded shit boats new killers when old . Have look at rivets with plates and bostik polyurethane sealant . Do not use silicone as it will come unstuck and contaminate every thing . You can tighten up hull rivets with a club hammer /dolly inside and some one on out side hitting each rivet once , the dolly holder should wear ear muffs on inside , job takes about 30 mins .

No problem welding pin holes in a hull. Clean the corrosion by using the tip of a drill, about 3 times the size of the hole. Don't drill right through, just make the surface shiny.
Its surprising how many more holes appear after you think you have finished welding, but just persevere, and you will have the boat watertight again

Have a mate here in Rotorua that may do the job if you wanted me to ask.


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Will pull out the floor and fill with water to see how bad it is,know there have been some welded in the past but have noticed the powdery stuff in a few spots on the exterior.

Originally Posted by Danny

Have a mate here in Rotorua that may do the job if you wanted me to ask.


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Yea hit him up ,will try and get a couple of photos up.

I don't know mate, might be a good excuse to buy a new boat

Building a new house so no new boat in the near future,..

Yeah fair enough mate. Probably one of the only things that can outspend the boat thing would be building a house

Not in the Waikato sorry but if you get stuck a good mate here in West Auckland is a genius with Aluminum. He builds custom boats and carries out all sorts of repairs. I know those thin skin boats are a real challenge to repair. If you want his contact details pm me and I'll pass them on.

As above if you have got it early and its just a few spots no dramas to spot weld them.....if its wide spread depending on the size of the hull it would be more economic to rehull from the chine down.

Without knowing anything about your boat other than its a Fryan...

If it has a removable ply/alloy deck and Styrofoam under it remove it all and give the inside of the hull a high pressure fresh water blast then take it to someone to inspect and quote.

If it has sealed alloy chambers things could complicate but same applies. ...remove underfloor tanks etc and anything you can to access and water blast inside of hull for inspection and quote/estimate.

Otherwise you are just paying big charge out rates to basicly clean up shit that you can do yourself so the contractor can estimate/advise accurately.

Originally Posted by The bomb

Building a new house so no new boat in the near future,..

Can I have your old house when you move? Ill build you a boat in swaps

Originally Posted by keengunNic

Can I have your old house when you move? Ill build you a boat in swaps

Sure,will need to be a big fu#kin boat though!

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

As above if you have got it early and its just a few spots no dramas to spot weld them.....if its wide spread depending on the size of the hull it would be more economic to rehull from the chine down.

Without knowing anything about your boat other than its a Fryan...

If it has a removable ply/alloy deck and Styrofoam under it remove it all and give the inside of the hull a high pressure fresh water blast then take it to someone to inspect and quote.

If it has sealed alloy chambers things could complicate but same applies. ...remove underfloor tanks etc and anything you can to access and water blast inside of hull for inspection and quote/estimate.

Otherwise you are just paying big charge out rates to basicly clean up shit that you can do yourself so the contractor can estimate/advise accurately.

Removable ply deck,mid 80s 4.6m deep v shape Fyran family series,removed styrofoam years ago,owned her for close to 25 yrs now.

Originally Posted by The bomb

Removable ply deck,mid 80s 4.6m deep v shape Fyran family series,removed styrofoam years ago,owned her for close to 25 yrs now.

Yep then take all that out and waterblast really closely.....a decent one will take out the white powdery stuff and whoever will both be able to see what is involved and have a easyer job.
Do that then take it to them dry.

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