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Trying to fix up an older boat could use a little help...
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<blockquote data-quote="gunny146" data-source="post: 115495" data-attributes="member: 2023"><p>basically you are just tightening them back down. You can go buy a bucking bar and all that, but I just used a small (5lb) sledge hammer and a ball peen hammer. Hold the slegde up to one side of the rivet (flat side whenever possible) and lightly tap the other side of the rivet with the ball peen. Don't just go whacking away or you'll mess up the rivet and it will need to be replaced. It took me about half a day to do my whole boat, but I was was working alone, With 2 people it shouldn't take long at all. Once done, clean the rivet head and surrounding area with a wire wheel, wipe down with acetone and apply sealant. I wore gloves when putting on the sealant beacuse I wanted work the sealant in to all the nooks and crannies and to keep the clean up easy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gunny146, post: 115495, member: 2023"] basically you are just tightening them back down. You can go buy a bucking bar and all that, but I just used a small (5lb) sledge hammer and a ball peen hammer. Hold the slegde up to one side of the rivet (flat side whenever possible) and lightly tap the other side of the rivet with the ball peen. Don't just go whacking away or you'll mess up the rivet and it will need to be replaced. It took me about half a day to do my whole boat, but I was was working alone, With 2 people it shouldn't take long at all. Once done, clean the rivet head and surrounding area with a wire wheel, wipe down with acetone and apply sealant. I wore gloves when putting on the sealant beacuse I wanted work the sealant in to all the nooks and crannies and to keep the clean up easy. [/QUOTE]
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