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Sunil #543743 02/04/22 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Sunil
My wife, Vicki, was on board too. Al was too busy doing the horizontal mambo...

Now that is true. I fired up my Matrix type levitation to save the plugged in battery charger. Once it hit the water, I didn't care quite as much.


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I'm NOT a welder but...isn't heliarc still around for welding alluminum?


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I believe both helium or argon can be used. Maybe Pat W or other welders will know. I do know that back in the 70's heliarcing was used on our chrome moly motorcycle frames.


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I have heard horror stories of trying to patch old aluminum boats, especially if the aluminum is corroded to the point of being brittle.
They literally fall apart as soon as you strike an arc.

They make some specialized low heat rods that may be more suitable and I don't think you need a fancy machine to use them either. More like soldering than welding.

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Heliarc is an older term for TIG welding if I recall correctly. Good for aluminum if the aluminum is still sound enough for welding.

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Anyone else with pond boats to show. I think this thread went of topic a bit. LOL

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We have a paddle pontoon boat which we installed a trolling motor on. We got two paddle pontoon boats from the State of Oklahoma surplus auction.

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Mine is a 12 ft Jon boat that, in 25+ years, I’ve used 3 or 4 times. Seen one, you’ve seen them all.


It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

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Originally Posted by jludwig
We have a paddle pontoon boat which we installed a trolling motor on. We got two paddle pontoon boats from the State of Oklahoma surplus auction.
Good to see you posting again

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Mine stays in the water year round. Makes for much less hassle when wanting to take it out. I have a group24 deep cycle battery and an automatic bilge pump. I charge the battery once every 2-4 weeks depending on usage.

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Originally Posted by Pat Williamson
Originally Posted by jludwig
We have a paddle pontoon boat which we installed a trolling motor on. We got two paddle pontoon boats from the State of Oklahoma surplus auction.
Good to see you posting again

I need to dig through some pictures and post them here about the upgrades we did to our dock.

I also browse on my lunch break. I have lurked for a long while.

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Originally Posted by rjackson
Mine stays in the water year round. Makes for much less hassle when wanting to take it out. I have a group24 deep cycle battery and an automatic bilge pump. I charge the battery once every 2-4 weeks depending on usage.

I have a similar setup but took it a step further and bought a solar battery charger for it, now when I get a chance to slip off to the pond, which is 25 min away from the house, the boat is all charged up and ready to go. till some asshole steals the whole setup.


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I'm looking for a decent pond boat or two if anyone has anything to sell? An old alum bass tracker would be perfect. Just want to rig up a trolling motor, automatic bilge, and solar charger setup like gehajake above.

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Fortunate for me, my pond is right at 100' from the back door wink

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