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Fisher Water Rover complete rebuild - MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
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<blockquote data-quote="Skipjack" data-source="post: 448094" data-attributes="member: 21889"><p>The leaky rivets were marked and then I went to work bucking them. You can see the flat spots on the heads so it was easy to see which ones were done. Once all done and no leaks I re marked them so I made sure I didn't forget anything.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/PP27G08.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Once that was done it was time to replace the broken bow eye. These are always broken and never understood why the manufactures used cast aluminum for this... </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/GSkFtDd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Quick work with my new HackZall got it ready to be ground down and smooth</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/BExyIhH.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>All ready for the new stainless bow eye to be installed.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/nQxKF7s.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Presto! it's fixed. </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/MX9BFVQ.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Next was tearing out the old rotten wood in the transom. Looks good right?</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/QASG061.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The braces were riveted in so I had to grind them down and punch them out to remove the wood. Would be nice if it was all bolted together but i'm sure the rivets during production saved the manufacture $.30 </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/jBqZICC.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And here is the reason why I did this... Rotten wood! They feel ok since they are sandwiched in between two sheets of aluminum but they are always bad. </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/WA2UZxq.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Skipjack, post: 448094, member: 21889"] The leaky rivets were marked and then I went to work bucking them. You can see the flat spots on the heads so it was easy to see which ones were done. Once all done and no leaks I re marked them so I made sure I didn't forget anything. [img]https://i.imgur.com/PP27G08.jpg[/img] Once that was done it was time to replace the broken bow eye. These are always broken and never understood why the manufactures used cast aluminum for this... [img]https://i.imgur.com/GSkFtDd.jpg[/img] Quick work with my new HackZall got it ready to be ground down and smooth [img]https://i.imgur.com/BExyIhH.jpg[/img] All ready for the new stainless bow eye to be installed. [img]https://i.imgur.com/nQxKF7s.jpg[/img] Presto! it's fixed. [img]https://i.imgur.com/MX9BFVQ.jpg[/img] Next was tearing out the old rotten wood in the transom. Looks good right? [img]https://i.imgur.com/QASG061.jpg[/img] The braces were riveted in so I had to grind them down and punch them out to remove the wood. Would be nice if it was all bolted together but i'm sure the rivets during production saved the manufacture $.30 [img]https://i.imgur.com/jBqZICC.jpg[/img] And here is the reason why I did this... Rotten wood! They feel ok since they are sandwiched in between two sheets of aluminum but they are always bad. [img]https://i.imgur.com/WA2UZxq.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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