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<blockquote data-quote="SupressYourself" data-source="post: 35543" data-attributes="member: 340">I believe I've used the 3M stuff.&nbsp; It's a green stick that you heat with a torch and smear it on as it melts.&nbsp; It works pretty well, but won't do you a bit of good unless you find the actual leak.&nbsp; It's not practical to do all the seams and every rivet -- could just be leaking around a loose rivet.&nbsp; I tried to patch all suspect spots on my old boat like this, but it still leaked until I pulled the floor and found it.&nbsp; It's going to be a pain in the arse, but the right way to do it is just what 'espringers' said.&nbsp; Pull out the floor and see where it comes in.&nbsp; Then you can patch it from the inside as well as the outside.&nbsp; Or... just forget it and make sure you have a good bilge pump -- maybe a backup hand-operated one too.&nbsp; I always used to turn on the bilge while I moved to a new spot.&nbsp; On-plane the front of the boat should be higher and move all the water to the back where the bilge can get at it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SupressYourself, post: 35543, member: 340"] I believe I've used the 3M stuff. It's a green stick that you heat with a torch and smear it on as it melts. It works pretty well, but won't do you a bit of good unless you find the actual leak. It's not practical to do all the seams and every rivet -- could just be leaking around a loose rivet. I tried to patch all suspect spots on my old boat like this, but it still leaked until I pulled the floor and found it. It's going to be a pain in the arse, but the right way to do it is just what 'espringers' said. Pull out the floor and see where it comes in. Then you can patch it from the inside as well as the outside. Or... just forget it and make sure you have a good bilge pump -- maybe a backup hand-operated one too. I always used to turn on the bilge while I moved to a new spot. On-plane the front of the boat should be higher and move all the water to the back where the bilge can get at it. [/QUOTE]

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