Re: Water stuck inside pontoon after draining?
I didn't say I couldn't, I said he shouldn't, I have done small sections maybe 3'-4' long and it is a real pain and remember if things go wrong for me I just tell the boys to build a new tube, the OP doesn't have that option and I doubt he could find a good enough welder to get the job done right, alot of people are pretty sure they can weld aluminum until they find out they can't then it is too late and I woudl be really leary to trust epoxy in this application because of the stress involved and becuase it is so hard to get anything to stick to aluminums.
I would also worry about strength, the top of the tube is the back bone of the tube and cutting it out and putting it back will be weaker and cracks are a real concern to plus you would have to remove the tubes to get at the tops which is a real pain.
I have welded pin holes too which are really hard, you almost have to drill them out to get the lake crap out of the hole so it will weld and even then the surounding metal has lake crap so you have to sand it which makes it thinner than it already is ect ect, it can get away from you pretty easy plus it is mega ugly when you are done.
I rarely work on customer boats though, don't know if they never have problems or of they fix them at the dealer but it is pretty rare to have a customer boat at the shop, most of what I do is new shiny stuff.
We are discussing amongst ourselve though, the OP has not been back since posting.
