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repairing holes and leak in aluminum boat
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<blockquote data-quote="Johnny" data-source="post: 398187" data-attributes="member: 13599"><p>look at the rivets in your boat - - - that should give you an idea</p><p>of what size to go with. Use soft aluminum rivets, easier to work with</p><p>and get water tight.</p><p>If you get 3/16" shaft rivets, drill a 3/16" hole.</p><p></p><p>I think the general consensus here is for you to get some scrap metal</p><p>and practice practice practice with rivets prior to possibly messing up your boat.</p><p>Get some regular rivets as well as pop rivets. If you don't have a rivet gun,</p><p>Harbor Freight has them. Drill some holes and practice with single layers of metal</p><p>as well as putting a few pieces together. It is a snap once you do it a few times.</p><p>Remove as much of that FlexSeal crap as you can. The hype on TV is a SCAM.</p><p>3M5200 around rivets is the common fix for leaking rivets.</p><p>Two types of 5200: Regular - takes 2 days to set up and 7 days to cure.</p><p>Fast Cure - takes a couple of hours to set up and a day or so to cure. Your call.</p><p>AVOID 100% SILICONE !!!! it actually promotes corrosion - don't use it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Johnny, post: 398187, member: 13599"] look at the rivets in your boat - - - that should give you an idea of what size to go with. Use soft aluminum rivets, easier to work with and get water tight. If you get 3/16" shaft rivets, drill a 3/16" hole. I think the general consensus here is for you to get some scrap metal and practice practice practice with rivets prior to possibly messing up your boat. Get some regular rivets as well as pop rivets. If you don't have a rivet gun, Harbor Freight has them. Drill some holes and practice with single layers of metal as well as putting a few pieces together. It is a snap once you do it a few times. Remove as much of that FlexSeal crap as you can. The hype on TV is a SCAM. 3M5200 around rivets is the common fix for leaking rivets. Two types of 5200: Regular - takes 2 days to set up and 7 days to cure. Fast Cure - takes a couple of hours to set up and a day or so to cure. Your call. AVOID 100% SILICONE !!!! it actually promotes corrosion - don't use it. [/QUOTE]
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