Cracked tinny

[AZZA]

Would anybody know where I could get a small crack welded prefer northside . Its only about 15mm long where hull meets transom has cracked there befor was fixed under warranty but took awhile.

[ellicat]

I don't know, but will ask someone who may later today.

Second crack in the same place ?!?! ..what's causing that ?

[AZZA]

Dont know for sure was told the first two (same place oppisite sides of boat found at the same time ) were poor welding typical off mass produced boats.Although for the money they cost there should be nothing poor about them. second time Iam at a loss ,trailer doesn't seem to be putting any stress on hull in that area ,did rub over a tree branch at Monduran but only on the drift . Have been told could be work hardened but cant see how that spot could flex.

[buzzid]

hey azza,

mate i get all that type of work done at holt marine, they are at everton hills. good bunch of blokes who know there stuff. there phone number is 3353 1928.

buzz

[obone]

Yeh Holt Marine are very very good. We had been taking out boat to another place (don't know if I should say the name) but Holt have been much better. So yeh I'd recommend them.

Joel

[RX007]

there is a small place at yamanto (ipswich) called nissen welding that specialize in aluminuim welding and fabrication. i have sent a bit of work to them over the last few years and it has always been quite good. their number is 32887370 but any marine workshop should be able to fix a small crack easy enough.

[RX007]

boat are as you say mass produced and some of the manufacturers pay the fabricator/welders by the number of boats built in a week and therefore the quality of the product suffers. it is unfortunate considering the amount of money spent on one.

[waldo]

I think the 1.6 and 2mm guage ali they use now probably doesn't help either.

[AZZA]

Thanks for the responce guys ,as the first repairs were done on waranty this is still covered. Talking to a welding guy today says that alli when continualy pounded will harden and crack,just the nature of the beast.

[RX007]

that is true about the ali work hardening and cracking over time unfortunately. a new ali has been developed and is designed to withstand flexing and work hardening but is still only used in aircraft and will probably not be used in the small boat industry due to it higher cost. if you get it welded it may be an idea to get it tig welded instead of mig as it should hold it together a bit longer for you. i did a similar repair not so long ago on 5 metre boat and the tig worked really well

[gonefishin]

my recommendation is a bloke at mango hill on kinsellas rd west. i dont have his # anymore but if you drive along this rd look for a house on your right about 1km or so up from intersection with a sign on the fence saying 'jeffers'- he is a marine mechanic but the bloke im talking about is straight across the road (their driveways are exactly inline with each other) and this bloke specializes in aluminium tig welding, good luck