04-18-2021, 03:04 PM
I have used aluminum gas welding rods and MAP gas to repair many boats at the BSA camp. It isn't the easiest stuff to work with until you get used to it, but it is the most permanent and durable fix you can do.
The rods are about $20 a pack and you must use MAP gas, not propane. Propane is barely hot enough and by the time you get things heated up they are about to melt. MAP burns much hotter so you can heat the area and melt the rod before the heat spreads very far from your repair spot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIKsDfRAcs
The rods are about $20 a pack and you must use MAP gas, not propane. Propane is barely hot enough and by the time you get things heated up they are about to melt. MAP burns much hotter so you can heat the area and melt the rod before the heat spreads very far from your repair spot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKIKsDfRAcs