Southern Appal
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I have a 1969 Polar Kraft flat bottom that I am beginning to sand and prep for painting. I have no knowledge of boats except what I learn reading your posts. I am getting on in years, have few tools, and fewer skills. But I want to fix this vessel and go fishing and rowing and just be out on the water.
The rivets for the transom brace have been covered with a thick puddle of what looks like silicone sealant both inside and outside. You can see the bubbles in it and its stretchability in the pics.
![082.JPG 082.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49089-b4fa3d9a2e4537fe45f6254086c2014b.jpg)
![IMG_0259.JPG IMG_0259.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49088-4875b94bc8a3002cc123fa20da69e22b.jpg)
![IMG_0277.JPG IMG_0277.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49087-3b6fdca672334dfca200cab44e242108.jpg)
So I removed the sealant, and the rivets holding the transom brace in place are large and protrude too far in my opinion.
![IMG_0275.JPG IMG_0275.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49092-4b3e7273d388160c282704b6bfaa68fd.jpg)
![IMG_0273.JPG IMG_0273.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49091-cab3cb84227005a9350509d9300d46b5.jpg)
I want to know if the transom brace is compromised by the sloppy job of having removed and replaced the rivets. Should I drill out the rivets from the inside of the boat? Then clean up the holes and put new rivets in? Should I try to flatten the surface where the rivets need to be put in?
I have more questions regarding getting this little project done, but I will leave it at this for the moment. Thanks.
The rivets for the transom brace have been covered with a thick puddle of what looks like silicone sealant both inside and outside. You can see the bubbles in it and its stretchability in the pics.
![082.JPG 082.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49089-b4fa3d9a2e4537fe45f6254086c2014b.jpg)
![IMG_0259.JPG IMG_0259.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49088-4875b94bc8a3002cc123fa20da69e22b.jpg)
![IMG_0277.JPG IMG_0277.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49087-3b6fdca672334dfca200cab44e242108.jpg)
So I removed the sealant, and the rivets holding the transom brace in place are large and protrude too far in my opinion.
![IMG_0275.JPG IMG_0275.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49092-4b3e7273d388160c282704b6bfaa68fd.jpg)
![IMG_0273.JPG IMG_0273.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/tinboats/data/attachments/49/49091-cab3cb84227005a9350509d9300d46b5.jpg)
I want to know if the transom brace is compromised by the sloppy job of having removed and replaced the rivets. Should I drill out the rivets from the inside of the boat? Then clean up the holes and put new rivets in? Should I try to flatten the surface where the rivets need to be put in?
I have more questions regarding getting this little project done, but I will leave it at this for the moment. Thanks.