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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
First Boat - '86 Tracker TX-17 w/ leaking rivets
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<blockquote data-quote="68rs327" data-source="post: 417914" data-attributes="member: 8397"><p>I'm going through the same thing rebuilding my jon boat, now. </p><p>I gutted the entire interior of my boat, getting ready to take the aluminum floor off and replace the old waterlogged Styrofoam and replace with closed cell foam board from Lowe's. I drilled out all the rivets and bought a big rivet gun from Ebay and replaced the rivets with 1/4" closed end aluminum rivets from McMaster-Carr. I also removed all the foam in the boat, because I wanted an open boat. I am not sure, but hopefully the closed cell foam board will keep the boat afloat if it ever sinks. :LOL2: There are a world of old jon boats out there that never had foam... </p><p></p><p> https://www.amazon.com/Dorman-743-100-Rivet-Gun/dp/B0049E4VJO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468692111&sr=8-1&keywords=1%2F4+rivet+gun</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="68rs327, post: 417914, member: 8397"] I'm going through the same thing rebuilding my jon boat, now. I gutted the entire interior of my boat, getting ready to take the aluminum floor off and replace the old waterlogged Styrofoam and replace with closed cell foam board from Lowe's. I drilled out all the rivets and bought a big rivet gun from Ebay and replaced the rivets with 1/4" closed end aluminum rivets from McMaster-Carr. I also removed all the foam in the boat, because I wanted an open boat. I am not sure, but hopefully the closed cell foam board will keep the boat afloat if it ever sinks. :LOL2: There are a world of old jon boats out there that never had foam... https://www.amazon.com/Dorman-743-100-Rivet-Gun/dp/B0049E4VJO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468692111&sr=8-1&keywords=1%2F4+rivet+gun [/QUOTE]
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