Legend aluminum boat with cracked hull

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2002 legend not on legend trailer cracked where max pressure applied on the bunk.

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I have used JB weld (epoxy) on cracks like that as a temporary fix on an aluminum hull... 7 years ago... still holding, , , Not saying it is the best but it certainly got the job done and can be applied anywhere pretty much LOL. Great video by the way...

vroddestroyer

Its been my experience that ALL Aluminum boats eventually crack the hulls for one reason, stress fractures...which come from the constant flexing of the hull...all aluminum does it whether on aircraft or on boats...you can weld it and it works, for a while, but will generally crack again...the only way to fix it permanently is with another piece of aluminum called a doubler...look at older aircraft and most of them have a repair that looks like a patch...this is a doubler....the more horsepower you have and the more you run in chop the more cracks you will the weak point of aluminum boats. No dealer or manufacturer will tell you this as if you knew you would not buy an aluminum boat..

leeadams

Jb weld is by far my favourite way of repairing aluminium cracks

saifsaif

by the looks of those cracks they are due to not tightening boat down enough and running rough roads causing it to bounce on bunks wouldnt matter welded riveted or manufacturer would happen to every boat if not secured properly. the rubbing is normal for year and loading and unloading. but the cracks are owner error

rayharvey

Well the aluminum work boats they use in the Atlantic last forever. If that boat was fiberglass it would have abreaded much sooner. Whats welded got to do with this?

mrsensable

Supposedly welded aluminum boats are not as strong as riveted. What is the weakness? The weld. It changes the heat treat of the aluminum plate. I've seen aluminum Starcrafts last forever. You can even re rivet them or seal the leaky rivets with a thin epoxy or cyanoacrylate. Or re rivet and pot the rivets in with epoxy.

MikeHK

Ive seen this on many boats of all makes

rickfascinato

Henley boats is the absolute best bar none

thomashare

What do these cracks have to do with the fact that it is a welded aluminum boat. Australia got rid of riveted aluminum boats quite a few decades ago and we don't come close to the abuse their boats take getting pounded offshore.

Hoserfishing

There's a reason brands like Lund and Princecraft cost more than bargain brands like Legend.

bobwoods

What does that have anything to do with welded hull, are you suggesting that there be rivets there if it was not a welded boat

rickfascinato

Is that from weight of boat? Why don’t they use a 4 bunk trailer on heavy boats?

donclark

Unfortunately I have the same problem with my boat. Were you able to confirm a suitable repair?

mikef

I have a Legend F17 with upgrade to 115 hp motor. Hole shot is horrible. Low speed hunting is uncontrollable and high speed walk is very dangerous on this boat. Don't walk, run away from this Company. I was told to go find someone else to fix my issues on the boat when it was new. RUN!

RonJLee

Very thin soft aluminium alloy, that's why it cracked. My custom performance aluminum hull 3/16 thick 5086 marine alloy. Also gator trax makes REAL performance aluminum hull also 3/16 5086... 20 footer with 250pro xs upper 70s, check them out on YouTube

carlpratt