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<blockquote data-quote="Ouachita" data-source="post: 29838" data-attributes="member: 186"><p>You need to tighten the rivets by having someone hold a heavy metal bar on the inside of the boat against the rivet then from the outside tap the rivet with a sledge hammer. If you know anyone that has a rivet set this would be best so you don't deform the rivet on the outside of the boat too much. It doesn't take a lot of force to start to flatten out that rivet on the inside of the boat. Try doing some up on the side rail for practice first. I did this with a rivet setter in a air chisel with a sledg hammer as a backup inside the boat. I can get you the website info where I ordered the rivet setter if you want. It is just a punch that is hollowed out to match the head of the rivet. Remember, the rivets are aluminum too so they are soft metal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ouachita, post: 29838, member: 186"] You need to tighten the rivets by having someone hold a heavy metal bar on the inside of the boat against the rivet then from the outside tap the rivet with a sledge hammer. If you know anyone that has a rivet set this would be best so you don't deform the rivet on the outside of the boat too much. It doesn't take a lot of force to start to flatten out that rivet on the inside of the boat. Try doing some up on the side rail for practice first. I did this with a rivet setter in a air chisel with a sledg hammer as a backup inside the boat. I can get you the website info where I ordered the rivet setter if you want. It is just a punch that is hollowed out to match the head of the rivet. Remember, the rivets are aluminum too so they are soft metal. [/QUOTE]
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