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big block



Joined: 09 Jun 2008
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Location: calgary

PostPosted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:49 am    Post subject: fixing dents Reply with quote

so was out on some white water on the bow river and hit some rapids hard and dented the right front about mid way up anyone have some good ideas on the best way to fix it?
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big block



Joined: 09 Jun 2008
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Location: calgary

PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

never mind no input means doing it on my own oh well not much help here i guess.
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shorty



Joined: 30 Oct 2007
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

a dent is like a woman.no two are the same and theres usually more problems that you dont find out about till you get inside them.(now thats a metaphor,feel free to use it).i suggest getting an estimate done by a good boat repair company and then decide if its worth fixing yourself.the amount of tools it takes to pull even a small dent can add up quickly.never mind the facilities to do it in.if you weigh your options and decide to do it yourself then post some pics and im sure youll get lots of responses from guys on how theyd fix it.good luck to you.post some pics anyways.lets see what you have
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big block



Joined: 09 Jun 2008
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Location: calgary

PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

well tools or a shop ant a problem just was looking for some input but im half way there as it is to being fixed, the major problem was not enough bracing in the front of the boat they just folded on hard impact to rapids so thats where we start build it bomb proof.
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Bald Man
The Myth.... The Legend


Joined: 22 Jun 2005
Posts: 654
Location: Under the bridge

PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No one posted because very few know how to fix them other than a few chosen ones. Cool The problem is that aluminum stretches real easy and most guys get in there with a hammer and start beating the hell out of it and it ends up making a worse mess. If it is creased or across a bend, I would not even touch it. Take it to Outlaw after the boating season is over.
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reeder



Joined: 14 Dec 2006
Posts: 177
Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Canada

PostPosted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's one way that's been done!

http://www.outlaweagle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1009
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Itsworthit



Joined: 15 Jun 2005
Posts: 432
Location: Whitecourt

PostPosted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Build yourself a slide hammer, a 1 1/2" dia shaft with a shoe on one end, a collar welded in an appropriate position and then a weight which slides up and down against the collar, it helps to have 2 people, but under the nose its quite hard, if you can put a little pressure on the dent with a hyd. jack, it will move easier, I weld eyes to the shop floor and use the hoist and porta-power
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