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I work for West Marine in Mobile, we see this a lot. A tig welder and weld a patch is the best solution, else mix some G-flex and filler and smear it in. The problem with sticking a bolt in it is disimilar metal corrosion will make it rust out worse over time. You in effect build a battery with the aluminum becoming an anode.
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Skintbacks solution will fix it up in a few minutes. He's a wise old sage, not much of a fisherman tho
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Cork it and cover with caulk or roofing tar. Cork from a George Dickle bottle works best !
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 do it right or dont do it at all, my dad always said you can polish a turd, but its still a turd...the silicone sounds good and im sure it would work. I would weld. And be done with it why cheap out?
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Yep spool gun crapped the bed, if anyone would donate 800.00 i would gladly weld whatever needs to be welded
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Yep spool gun crapped the bed, if anyone would donate 800.00 i would gladly weld whatever needs to be welded Have you ever wielded an aluminum boat with a spool gun. Man its tufffffff for me... I can weld some with a spool gun, but a pop rivit jon boat is tuff..
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THE Octopus
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Get locktite "marine" from lowes. It's eventually the same thing as marine tex. How long does it take to be the same thing as marine tex?
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A little while....Jackass. Don't you have some bills to collect? 
On the Eighth day God created flounder.
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LOL!!! Ol lady wants to know why there's coke all over my desk now!
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Come go fishin with me Reb. There might be a second hole in my boat by the time we're done.
A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Fur can i get away with a 180amp mig sans spool gun to weld aluminum tubing for boat stuff.? With argon just not using a spool gun? You can give it a try. Just buy a 2lb spool of wire to start with and you won't waste much money if it doesn't work.
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Fiberglass, as was mentioned earlier. Covered the bottom of our 12 ft aluminum boat in 1991 and it is still solid.
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Tc i would make sure you change to a aluminum liner in the wand if your going to try that route
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