Re: Lowe 1654 top rail damage

Posted byJack S (63.15.63.97) on February 25, 2002 at 22:24:24:

In Reply to:Lowe 1654 top rail damage posted by bruce wilson on February 24, 2002 at 23:22:27:

You may not be able to get structural parts from Lowe because 1) they no longer make a 1654 and 2) many manufacturers won't sell piece parts because of liability issues if the parts aren't installed correctly. You may be able to work something out through a Lowe dealer where you ship your boat back to the manufacturer for repair. I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap. They beauty of aluminum boats is you can usually sit down and do some backyard engineering to solve most structural problems. If the top tail were rectangular, I'd be thinking aluminum U channel, stainless through bolts, and epoxy filler putty.

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