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1978 MonArk 1644P Aluminum Bass Boat in Ky
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<blockquote data-quote="CHILIDWG" data-source="post: 111452" data-attributes="member: 2131"><p>well when I say bad, I don't mean just loose. Many of the rivet heads (just in the path of the bunks) were worn down to almost nothing. There was a couple basically missing. So i took a chizel and removed the heads on all the bad ones. Took a punch and knocked them all the way out. I went to the hardware store and bought a box of stainless steel 1/4" Carriage screws by 1/2" long. I also bought some stainless nuts with the nylon lock insert. The head on the Carriage screw was almost exactly like the head on the rivets. Just a tiny bit bigger. I did have to drill the holes out to 1/4" but most were almost that size already. put a little silicone in the hole and tightened them down. Works perfect and looks pretty good too. Rivets that just looked loose we used a hammer and bucking bar to tighten them. SteelFlexx and Paint should take care of the rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CHILIDWG, post: 111452, member: 2131"] well when I say bad, I don't mean just loose. Many of the rivet heads (just in the path of the bunks) were worn down to almost nothing. There was a couple basically missing. So i took a chizel and removed the heads on all the bad ones. Took a punch and knocked them all the way out. I went to the hardware store and bought a box of stainless steel 1/4" Carriage screws by 1/2" long. I also bought some stainless nuts with the nylon lock insert. The head on the Carriage screw was almost exactly like the head on the rivets. Just a tiny bit bigger. I did have to drill the holes out to 1/4" but most were almost that size already. put a little silicone in the hole and tightened them down. Works perfect and looks pretty good too. Rivets that just looked loose we used a hammer and bucking bar to tighten them. SteelFlexx and Paint should take care of the rest. [/QUOTE]
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