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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1992 Polar Kraft MVT-1751 with a 1992 Evinrude 60 HP…my first tin boat project
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<blockquote data-quote="Axhammer" data-source="post: 504851" data-attributes="member: 16767"><p>Yes, I plan on running a tachometer and a gas gauge in the center console.</p><p></p><p>I drilled out (removed) the two leaky rivets. One of them revealed an oversize hole under the buck-tail end, that was not visible until after the buck-tail was removed. The other one has a nice round hole, like it should be.</p><p></p><p>The bad hole, was discolored in the void area, indicating that it was probably assembled that way when the boat was manufactured in 1992. Sometimes panels & parts don’t line up well, and holes shift, creating this type of issue. Looking at some of the other buck-tails in the area I’m willing to bet there are more bad holes to be found, should I remove those rivets. Anytime I see a buck-tail flattened more than normal, I get a little suspicious.</p><p></p><p>I wet installed new rivets, wet with 2200 sealant. After the sealant cured overnight I flipped the boat right side up. Since I am doing this alone, I made an adapter using some tubing to hold the river set in place. With the weight of the hull resting on the one rivet, supported by the rivet set adapter I made, I was able to smash the buck-tail ends with a hammer & dolly. Normally this is a two person job, I guess Rosie the Riveter had a partner no one ever talks about…lol</p><p></p><p>After I finished the two rivets, I welded the seams where I say water coming into the boat when I took it for a test run a few weeks/months back…time flies.</p><p></p><p>I will post a picture of the rivet set, next to a pneumatic rivet gun some those folks that are unfamiliar with them, can see what I am talking about.</p><p></p><p>I will also post some pictures of the good & bad holes.</p><p></p><p>In the picture of the bad hole, I circled the river head, and below that is the bucktail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Axhammer, post: 504851, member: 16767"] Yes, I plan on running a tachometer and a gas gauge in the center console. I drilled out (removed) the two leaky rivets. One of them revealed an oversize hole under the buck-tail end, that was not visible until after the buck-tail was removed. The other one has a nice round hole, like it should be. The bad hole, was discolored in the void area, indicating that it was probably assembled that way when the boat was manufactured in 1992. Sometimes panels & parts don’t line up well, and holes shift, creating this type of issue. Looking at some of the other buck-tails in the area I’m willing to bet there are more bad holes to be found, should I remove those rivets. Anytime I see a buck-tail flattened more than normal, I get a little suspicious. I wet installed new rivets, wet with 2200 sealant. After the sealant cured overnight I flipped the boat right side up. Since I am doing this alone, I made an adapter using some tubing to hold the river set in place. With the weight of the hull resting on the one rivet, supported by the rivet set adapter I made, I was able to smash the buck-tail ends with a hammer & dolly. Normally this is a two person job, I guess Rosie the Riveter had a partner no one ever talks about…lol After I finished the two rivets, I welded the seams where I say water coming into the boat when I took it for a test run a few weeks/months back…time flies. I will post a picture of the rivet set, next to a pneumatic rivet gun some those folks that are unfamiliar with them, can see what I am talking about. I will also post some pictures of the good & bad holes. In the picture of the bad hole, I circled the river head, and below that is the bucktail. [/QUOTE]
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