TinBoats.net
The original aluminum boat site!
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Blog
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Boats
Boat House
More rivets leaked with water IN the boat.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support TinBoats.net:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="littlejohn" data-source="post: 149698" data-attributes="member: 3579"><p>When we put the boat in the water last weekend, we found a few rivets that seeped. They weren't all that bad, so I wasn't really all that worried about them. Yesterday afternoon I decided to rebuck them so I filled the boat up with water. Just about every rivet on the bottom was leaking and the ones along the front bench seat you'd have thought weren't even there. Those were just pouring water through. I guess with the boat in the water, the water pressure shoved them all up, thus closing them and sealing them. But with the water pressure coming from the other side, it shoved them all down and opened them. </p><p>I was looking forward to only having to fix three or four and ended up doing just about every one. There are still some I weren't able to get to because the boat was on the trailer, so I'll have to take it off and do them tomorrow. Some just need to be replaced.</p><p>I'm thinking of borrowing a welder and spending next weekend welding them all so it won't ever leak again. Should I? I'd rather just spend the time to fix it all at once and not have to rebuck rivets again later on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="littlejohn, post: 149698, member: 3579"] When we put the boat in the water last weekend, we found a few rivets that seeped. They weren't all that bad, so I wasn't really all that worried about them. Yesterday afternoon I decided to rebuck them so I filled the boat up with water. Just about every rivet on the bottom was leaking and the ones along the front bench seat you'd have thought weren't even there. Those were just pouring water through. I guess with the boat in the water, the water pressure shoved them all up, thus closing them and sealing them. But with the water pressure coming from the other side, it shoved them all down and opened them. I was looking forward to only having to fix three or four and ended up doing just about every one. There are still some I weren't able to get to because the boat was on the trailer, so I'll have to take it off and do them tomorrow. Some just need to be replaced. I'm thinking of borrowing a welder and spending next weekend welding them all so it won't ever leak again. Should I? I'd rather just spend the time to fix it all at once and not have to rebuck rivets again later on. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Boats
Boat House
More rivets leaked with water IN the boat.
Top