All,
When I bought my 23 footer several seasons ago there were a couple of cracks in the aluminum t top frame. I had them repaired by a pro (who would not guarantee the work because he did know what caused the cracks in the first place).
Anyway I can be pretty hard on the boat (after all, it is a SeaCraft) and after a rough ride the other day I noticed that the cracks had reappeared. For now I have taped them up with a lot of electrial tape. I am thinking that at some point down the road I will have to replace the entire t top. I want to hold off on this for as long as possible.
Also, I don't want to spend another $450 getting a pro welder back here.
This leaves just me trying to either solder/weld it by myself ("danger, danger"). According to some things that i have read on the Internet I should be able to do this with a propane torch and some special compound. I read (you can also see it in the attached online video)
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that yousimply heat up the aluminum and then put the rod material on the heated up aluminum.
Does anyone out there have any practical experience with this sort of thing?
I would greatly appreciate any feedback.
Thanks,
Peter