Aluminium boat restoration on a BUDGET part 1. PATCHING 23 HOLES!!!.

After years of enjoying time out on the water, The Redback had seen better days. Covered in scratches and dents, She was taking on an unacceptable amount of water. John decided to pull the pin and begin the process of restoring and upgrading the tired old boat. The first episode in this series sees the preparation and patching of the much loved Redback. Time to give this old beauty a new lease on life #Balostyle!

[@nickp36]

Can’t wait to see it on the water again…. Redback pt2 🛥️

[@BALO.Marine]

Thanks mate. She will be back better than ever very soon!

[@sarahskinner164]

This is epic John…… looks amazing. Fantastic Job. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@BALO.Marine]

Thanks Sarah. I can't wait to finish it and get back out on the water

[@AndrewMendy-q7q]

Good job. You should get a few more years out of it now.

[@BALO.Marine]

I hope so. There is still plenty more to do

[@jackdbur]

You could have used the highest pressure pressure washer that you can get your hands on 5300psi or better would be the shot .

[@BALO.Marine]

I would have loved to use a better pressure washer , mine is only 1900 psi. Originally this was just going to be a quick paint job and I thought I would find 1 or 2 pin holes. The more I looked into it the more holes I found. I actually contemplated scrapping the boat and getting a new one, but it has too much sentimental value so I just used what I had.