If it has been used in salt water, toss it!! It won't hold a weld without
breaking again.
If its the inner plate, it "may" be repairable.
TonyC
Crew on APBA Offshore SuperVee Lite #81
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Calder" <jCalder3@cfl.rr.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 8:37 PM
Subject: DML: Aluminum Repair
>
>
> Does anyone have any experience with cast aluminum repair? I'm parting
out
> my boat and broke a small corner off the gimbal housing. It's made out
off
> what looks like cast aluminum (Mercruiser I-R Sterndrive if anyone is
> familiar with it). Can a welder fix something like that or is cast
aluminum
> not repairable. I hate to throw it away, people sometimes get over 300
bux
> for these on ebay.
>
> Thanks,
> James
>
>
>
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