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  • September 25, 2019 at 4:18 pm #184014
    tgenrich
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      I have a nice Sea King with a pretty dented up tank.
      Who can I send it to have dents removed?
      I would prefer to not bondo and paint.

      September 26, 2019 at 9:16 pm #184109
      The Boat House
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        September 27, 2019 at 4:11 pm #184140
        tgenrich
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          Wow, I am shocked that there is not a couple guys in this business.
          I would pay good money for a someone to fix my dented aluminum tanks.
          Bondo and paint just seem wrong to me for tanks that were not painted originally.
          I think I will wait it out and go on to kickers that don’t need tank work, maybe someone will take it on.
          Thanks for the reply.

          September 27, 2019 at 5:56 pm #184151
          wbeaton
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            Canada Member - 2 Years

            Fixing tank dents is a lot of work and requires many hours of labour. Those with the skill to do the work know that most people aren’t willing to pay what the labour is worth. It would not be surprising to have hundreds of dollars worth of labour tied up in a tank repair.

            Wayne
            Upper Canada Chapter

            uccaomci.com

            September 27, 2019 at 8:58 pm #184164
            The Boat House
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              September 27, 2019 at 9:12 pm #184174
              The Boat House
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                September 27, 2019 at 9:14 pm #184175
                The Boat House
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                  October 1, 2019 at 11:23 am #184401
                  The Boat House
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                    October 2, 2019 at 12:29 am #184455
                    tgenrich
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                      Thanks for the tips.
                      No substitute for hard work.
                      It is a job I would rather not do.
                      If it was so easy everybody would do it.

                      October 2, 2019 at 12:31 am #184456
                      ausf233
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                        Mr. Tubs, I always enjoy watching your videos. Thanks for sharing.

                        I am working on an Elto 1926 Model G at the moment. Have sorted most of the mechanical issues and am now starting to prepare the drive/exhaust housing and rudder for polishing. The drive/exhaust housing in particular has been knocked around quite a bit over the years and contains numerous scratches, small indentations and ripples. I have therefore started with a solid block and 120 grit, in the hope of getting it back in to good basic shape before I move up to the finer grits.Over 8 hours in already!

                        Can I ask, when you restored your rudder twin, did you follow the same procedure (per your Polishing an Antique Aluminium Outboard Motor Gas Tank video) or did you deviate from that for any reason?

                        Looking forward to hearing back.

                        Thanks and regards,
                        Spiro

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