David Seng wrote: > > Hi Fred, > > I've never repaired a riveted aluminum boat so can't really say a > whole lot. Have you tried simply tightening up the loose rivets by > using a small anvil (sledge hammer held tight against the underside) and > a ball peen hammer? If the leaks are really bad this might not be > sufficient. This would probably work just fine, but it may be just a tad easier to drill them out and re-rivet them. Make sure to use aluminum rivets. There may be some sealent considerations if the hull had any unusual stresses on those loose seams. -- gabriel l romeu http://members.aol.com/romeug studio furniture http://members.aol.com/romeugp paintings, photos, prints, etc. http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR a daily photo journal *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 18 1999 - 16:23:38 PST
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