patching up a tube

lucky7

Petty Officer 1st Class
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is there any alternative to welding a leaking alumnium tube? dont have a trailer so taking it to a welding shop wont be cheap.
 

5150abf

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Re: patching up a tube

Well, yes but how do plan on getting to a leak with the boat in the water?

You can use JB Weld and it will hold almost as good as a weld but you have to be able to get to the leak first.

I would also leak check the tubes, alot of time a leak is more than one, especially if the boat is older you will get cracks at the edges of the brackets from stress.
 
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