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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
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<blockquote data-quote="bassboy1" data-source="post: 97913" data-attributes="member: 55"><p>Rerivet. Not only will you go broke buying all that stainless hardware, the rivets are a much better fix. They are not hard to put in. Quite simple, will just tire you out. On the rivets, I would go one size larger than the bolts you have in there right now. Once you get the bolt out, you can drill it out one size, and hopefully that will get you to fresher aluminum, as you will find some corrosion around the bolt. Not much, provided the boat was used in freshwater, and not marina stored, but bolts come zinc coated if not specified otherwise, and zinc and aluminum are dissimilar, so some corrosion will likely be present. </p><p></p><p>That boat looks like a candidate for leaving the benches in. I don't see the right bracing present to be comfortable removing them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bassboy1, post: 97913, member: 55"] Rerivet. Not only will you go broke buying all that stainless hardware, the rivets are a much better fix. They are not hard to put in. Quite simple, will just tire you out. On the rivets, I would go one size larger than the bolts you have in there right now. Once you get the bolt out, you can drill it out one size, and hopefully that will get you to fresher aluminum, as you will find some corrosion around the bolt. Not much, provided the boat was used in freshwater, and not marina stored, but bolts come zinc coated if not specified otherwise, and zinc and aluminum are dissimilar, so some corrosion will likely be present. That boat looks like a candidate for leaving the benches in. I don't see the right bracing present to be comfortable removing them. [/QUOTE]
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