New to me second hand boat cracking, bugger

[chris69]

The middle seat stops the sides flexing, with out the seat there you really need more support in that area like some more ribs might help and a good size bilge pump and dont worry about things to much,its an old tiny so just part of the game to get a crack here and there,my first tiny was a 1964 quintrex reefmaster and i had 16 patches on that hull,to old and thin to weld lol.

[gazza2006au]

The middle seat stops the sides flexing, with out the seat there you really need more support in that area like some more ribs might help and a good size bilge pump and dont worry about things to much,its an old tiny so just part of the game to get a crack here and there,my first tiny was a 1964 quintrex reefmaster and i had 16 patches on that hull,to old and thin to weld lol.

haha yeah i only paid $3000 i think that motor is worth half of that, it has a few knocks here and there and a few spot weld repairs but at lease no big gashes or submersed log repairs

going to add a live bait tank tomorrow to the rear right corner and call up about getting that small crack welded plus i'll ask the aluminium welder if he can take a look at the transom maybe with a welders eye he can spot the crack that is making the noise

may down the track get a new trailer or a good second hand trailer as this one looks glorified with a lick of paint but we all know what that means on a marine trailer

does anyone have pictures of these ribs that have been added on? i think it might be quiet expensive and not worthy of this old girl