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Russian 22. making my alicraft watertight 11-08-2024, 02:35 AM
Russian 22. We have reseated some of the... 11-08-2024, 02:44 AM
Russian 22. The trailer is a folding... 11-08-2024, 02:45 AM
Micky Duck There are good gum up hole... 11-08-2024, 10:05 AM
Allgood I bought the same model... 11-08-2024, 11:17 AM
Russian 22. This is all good info. I will... 11-08-2024, 11:29 PM
Marty Henry What are the year marks on... 11-08-2024, 10:32 AM
No.3 With the cheap solid rivets... 11-08-2024, 12:08 PM
Russian 22. We will keep an eye on them.... 11-08-2024, 11:25 PM
Tentman All boats leak. How fast and... 11-08-2024, 11:34 PM
Russian 22. 256956 256955 for... 11-08-2024, 11:48 PM
Russian 22. Patching the worst of the... 17-08-2024, 09:44 AM
The bomb Be keen to see the... 17-08-2024, 10:15 AM
Russian 22. chuck up a photo or two and... 18-08-2024, 11:05 AM
Russian 22. Reinforcing the stern 18-08-2024, 11:46 AM
Russian 22. when I get more rivets I will... 18-08-2024, 01:05 PM
Russian 22. Maybe some angle underneath... 18-08-2024, 01:38 PM
Micky Duck We put flat piece of... 18-08-2024, 01:59 PM
Russian 22. I will have a look at that.... 19-08-2024, 05:38 PM
Micky Duck Both bits live with motor... 19-08-2024, 07:11 PM
Russian 22. No major updates. Found a... 05-09-2024, 10:22 PM
No.3 Just saw the comment re the... 06-09-2024, 10:16 AM
Russian 22. I suspect it is like what we... 06-09-2024, 11:54 PM
Allgood Try painting the boat inside... 06-09-2024, 08:54 PM
No.3 Again, I'd be reluctant to... 06-09-2024, 09:12 PM
Micky Duck Try some higher octane fuel... 06-09-2024, 12:20 AM
blip Have to name it the sieve 06-09-2024, 07:49 AM
blip Suppose its too expencive to... 06-09-2024, 07:51 AM
No.3 Yikes - maybe if new and no... 06-09-2024, 10:14 AM
Russian 22. I will try that once this... 06-09-2024, 11:51 PM
blip newtech is pretty good bog. 07-09-2024, 12:10 AM
Micky Duck Ms1 is perfect for jobs like... 07-09-2024, 04:39 PM
XR500 Kneadit sticks like shit to a... 07-09-2024, 06:41 PM
Russian 22. I'll look into the various... 07-09-2024, 10:18 PM
No.3 That's the spirit, only... 08-09-2024, 11:04 AM
Russian 22. I can get reasonably priced... 09-09-2024, 06:34 PM
blip I heard the old navy ships we... 08-09-2024, 11:09 AM
XR500 That's correct. But it wasn't... 09-09-2024, 07:02 PM
Russian 22. Nothing Exciting to report... 14-09-2024, 10:30 PM
Russian 22. Nothing noteworthy achieved... 15-09-2024, 08:35 PM
blip Your in a boat you shouldnt... 15-09-2024, 11:26 PM
Micky Duck You sit up front one leg... 16-09-2024, 12:12 AM
Russian 22. you sure do have a vivid... 16-09-2024, 11:09 PM
No.3 Is it treated i.e. tanalised?... 16-09-2024, 11:37 PM
Russian 22. I have painted it with an... 17-09-2024, 09:58 PM
Micky Duck The closed cell foam mats... 17-09-2024, 06:37 PM
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    making my alicraft watertight

    Bought an old 12ft alicraft and two motors for a good price. Leak tested it and found it leaking from 6 spots.

    my mate is a machinist so we decided it would be fun to learn how to solid rivet.

    the set up

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    testing on a spot of the hull that had rusty galv bolts but is above the waterline

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    starting to fix the damage.

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    the end result.

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    the solid rivets courtesy of Xi Jinping

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    The aftermath of finding steel cored pop rivets

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    a photo of the boat on the manukau
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