leaking riveted starcraft ('82 MR180)

[redneck joe]

So gluvit question.

Label says 25 to 35 sq ft but I'm not coating an entire surface solid but am covering all rivets using a china brush plus a 'deep pour' in the bow section.

Is my quart enough or should I go ahead and order up a second? Is a few days ship time so want to be prepared.

 

[redneck joe]

Yep lift the stern and pour glu-vit into bow crease so it puddles where the brown smeg was...

Then second or third coat brushed over in an expanding coverage area?

 

[jbcurt00]

Then second or third coat brushed over in an expanding coverage area?

Sure

 

[redneck joe]

For cleaning/prepping the metal for the gluvit, all I can find is stainless brushes for my drill or angle grinder. Will steel residue be cause for corrosion worry on the aluminum?

 

[tphoyt]

Stainless should be fine. A wipe with a scotch bright pad and acetone for the final wipe down would be good to.

 

[redneck joe]

10-4, planned on the acetone. Also figured I'd use these after the stainless, before the acetone.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ6QKTB4?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

[tphoyt]

That will work great. I love them. I use to clean up the live edge on wood slabs.

 

[redneck joe]

Oh, I do some live edge stuff I'll have to try that. Draw knife is good but this will finish and not cut in.

 

[redneck joe]

Hear me out on this...

With the mystery solved of water pusing its way thru the keel drain hole what if I was able to make the trailing edge of the hole higher than the leading edge, thus eliminating the ability to push into hole and actually creating a venturi effect? Still can drain for freeze protection.

Similar to making a pcv pole garden. Would not use heat.

 

[tphoyt]

That would likely help but hopefully you won’t have any water to deal with.
As for the garden I love this stuff. My daughter and her BFF made one similar for their high school since fair and the water was filtered through a large fish tank. The fish thrived from plant live and the plants thrived from fish live. It was a win win and they took 2nd place.
Seems like yesterday but she will graduate college in a week. Time flys

 

[redneck joe]

Yeah on the plants I have two well planted low tech aquariums haven't done a water change in several years.