Aluminum Bassboat Restoration and PSA

[JWall]

First the PSA…if you burn/melt the ends of nylon trailer straps, dip them in water to make sure they aren’t still burning. Short story, bought a new cover with long straps needing to be cut. I melted each end after cutting, examined closely, then spent another 5-10 minutes around the boat cleaning and adjusting the cover. After going inside for about 20 minutes a neighbor came banging on my door screaming my boat was on fire. Despite close visual inspections, the straps had continued to burn/smolder up to the cover and catch it and the boat on fire. Luckily we caught it before the damage got past superficial but now I have carpet to replace or patch, burn marks to try to buff out, and a wheel fender to replace. Looking for a party or company to give an estimate and complete the restoration. Thanks!

John

[camobass]

Wow what an absolute bunmer but it could have been way worse. Fish it as is, has some mojo!

[JWall]

Wow what an absolute bunmer but it could have been way worse. Fish it as is, has some mojo!

As they say, scars are usually good stories! I might only replace the carpet but might make sense to file an insurance claim and get it all done right.

[crawdadguy]

glad your boat survived...concerning for sure

[camobass]

Just take her out squid fishing and the rest of the boat will look like the burn section