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    1/4" solid rivets...

    Here are some tool suggestions that we use at work performing sheet metal repairs that mite prove useful in a Tin boat application.      
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    Which Aluminum Rivet Tools?

    Thread 'Tools for aluminum repair' Tools for aluminum repair
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    Tools for aluminum repair

    Look for the surplus/used section for reasonable tool prices
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    1992 LOWE 17’ project

    I acquired this 1992 Lowe 17’ boat with 1991 motor and trailer, in a trade in October 2019. We ran and fished it on the ICW and mouth of the Brazos River in TEXAS until December, as-is,with minimal problems. In early 2020 I disassembled the floor and moved the consul out-of-the-way to see what I...
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    Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat

    Referring to the material that is being drilled and riveted together as parent material is probably the wrong Termanology. My thought on the subject was that the act of bucking, a Harder, rivet, or several in a given area with minimal edge distance and pitch, could possibly have the undesired...
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    Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat

    I am not familiar with FWIW, I used the aircraft rivets that I have access to. The aluminum alloys used in boat building probably differ from those used in aircraft fabrication. A softer rivet. It’s probably recommended in boat fabrication.
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    Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat

    AC 43.13-1B. Paragraph 4, refers to among other things, rivet identification, riveting practices, and some methods of structural repair using rivets that may be helpful in aluminum boat repair. I did a quick Google search for the AC 43.13-1B And was able to download the information.
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    Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat

    Please refer to AC 43.13-1B & AC 43.13-2B - Aircraft Inspection, Repair & Alterations: Acceptable Methods, Techniques and Practices, section 4. All info can be found online.
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    Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat

    I also use sealant applied to the rivet Pryor to bucking the rivet. This is referred to as wet riveting.
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