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Riveted hull repair ?
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I fixed a leaky riveted aluminum duck boat years ago by using JB weld on the bottom by coating the suspect leaky rivets with some overlap onto the bottom. I used a little sand paper to give it some texture to stick on to. I worked in batches to make sure the Jb weld could flow/seep into any cracks around the rivets. I did this to about 30 rivets. To my surprise it worked great and lasted for years. I was able to flip that boat over which made it easier. I think if you could get access to the rivets from underneath I think it would work. A pretty inexpensive option, might be worth a try. If using an aluminum welder make sure they are very experienced with aluminum welding on a boat. I once had a welder “blow” several holes in the bottom of an aluminum boat by mistake when he was doing some welding work on a boat I have. It ended up being a hole repair job which he was able to eventually do and the boat is leak free.
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Riveted hull repair ? - by Tin-Can - 04-17-2021, 04:03 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by elkantlers - 04-17-2021, 09:28 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by castnshoot - 04-17-2021, 11:46 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by TiteLines - 04-18-2021, 01:57 AM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by Gone Forever - 04-18-2021, 03:04 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by Tin-Can - 04-18-2021, 03:59 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by steelhawk - 04-18-2021, 07:37 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by FishfulThinkin - 04-18-2021, 09:56 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by Gone Forever - 04-19-2021, 01:27 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by Tin-Can - 04-19-2021, 02:57 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by Mildog - 04-19-2021, 04:24 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by Outfishing13 - 04-19-2021, 04:57 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by Catdaddygarlic - 04-19-2021, 09:52 PM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by unluckytwo - 04-20-2021, 02:53 AM
RE: Riveted hull repair ? - by Realtorinutah - 04-20-2021, 03:33 PM

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