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Riveted Boats - Pros/Cons Leaky?
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<blockquote data-quote="MrGiggles" data-source="post: 488240" data-attributes="member: 22613"><p>I honestly prefer rivets. They hold things tightly, but still allow some flex and movement under stress. Welds don't, they just crack.</p><p></p><p>And if you do get a few that loosen up, like DaleH illustrated, you can rebuck them with $100 in tools. Can't fix a cracked aluminum weld without a lot of training and high dollar welding machines. </p><p></p><p>Not all riveted boats leak. I had an 80 model Alumacraft that was beat all to heck and wouldn't leak more than a coffee cup in a day. My current 84 Tracker doesn't leak at all.</p><p></p><p>I think there was a period of time where manufacturers were transitioning from rivets to welding that I would avoid. Probably late 2000s. Took them a while to get the new process figured out, but don't have nearly as many problems with cracks nowadays.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrGiggles, post: 488240, member: 22613"] I honestly prefer rivets. They hold things tightly, but still allow some flex and movement under stress. Welds don't, they just crack. And if you do get a few that loosen up, like DaleH illustrated, you can rebuck them with $100 in tools. Can't fix a cracked aluminum weld without a lot of training and high dollar welding machines. Not all riveted boats leak. I had an 80 model Alumacraft that was beat all to heck and wouldn't leak more than a coffee cup in a day. My current 84 Tracker doesn't leak at all. I think there was a period of time where manufacturers were transitioning from rivets to welding that I would avoid. Probably late 2000s. Took them a while to get the new process figured out, but don't have nearly as many problems with cracks nowadays. [/QUOTE]
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