aluminium boat scratch

[Jakob5pennies]

Fishing this week I got a deep scratch in my boat off the dock, is there an easy fix or do i just paint it ??

[Capt Vince Pierleoni]

Sorry to hear about your scratch. The lower Niagara is the location of many a scratch, gouge, dent, ect. Take solace in the fact that had you had a fiberglass boat it would've been much worse. Most just touch it up, or wait until they have  several hundred and then have it professionally painted.

[Sk8man]

Perhaps some of the Liquid Steel stuff in a tube that hardens like metal and use a putty knife to smooth and then fine sand and use touch up paint in close color

Edited April 12, 2015 by Sk8man

[Jakob5pennies]

yes thanks for the info. i should not worry about it but keep thinking about how it will look after a coupe years . if not fixed and yes scratches do happen so i guess i fix temp. for now and in a few years have it all painted.

[Nontypical]

Mix up a batch of auto body bondo with some hardener in it, then apply it with a putty knife...quick! Only fill the scratch so with access bondo around the scratch cause the stuff is brutal to sand down. Prime it then paint it

[old man]

I baby and pamper my boats with the best of them. But when the day comes when it she gets her first ding it's also a relief. I don't have to be so anal about bumpers and where i tie it up and whatnot anymore. I made it 5 years on my current boat before she got any dock rash,my personal best.

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[thumbburn]

It happens..... It's a conversation piece now.... Lol. We all were that way at one time.....

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[Jakob5pennies]

Well thanks for all the info , this is my third year no scratches , didn't see the bare end of dock with the wind last week i was all over the place. blame myself so i think i will try the liquid metal or body bondo. i am not a very good body guy but what the heck give it a try.

[BIGFISH96]

JB Weld works great use cardboard and tape to prevent it from dripping down the side of your boat. drys light grey wouldnt worry about paint.

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[lost a lure]

Got a picture for us?

[jimski2]

The Coast Guard only paints it underwater and identification areas of its aluminum boats. This saves on weight, paint and scratch repairs.

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[lrg355]

Scratches help catch more fish

Fish will always bit on lures from a pitiful boat

They feel sorry for those fisherman

As in the tv commercial, everyone knows that.

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[Jakob5pennies]

hope thats right Irg355 ,i did fix with JB weld so far looking better . wasent as deep as it looked so feeling better about it. thanks guys but i think i may try to paint it