missing rivet

[rick bode]

my dad took the boat out to day and when he put it back on the trailre it whet on crooked and tip over the side bunk and knocked of a button rivet on the side of the boat (the boat it a tracker pro17 1995)and it is below the water line is there a kit we can get to fix it or what is the best way to fix it thanks rick

 

[Bruce Freeman]

Can you include a pic? Driven rivets (the kind used on boats and aircraft require the rivet,air hammer and anvil to install and at least 1 person who knows whats going on. Do you have access to the inside area where the rivet broke.

Just a little more info and I am sure somebody here can help you.

BF

 

[dave gray2]

e-mail me or call me,360-507-7469 and i'll tell you how to fix without taking boat apart. dave

 

[dave gray2]

e-mail me or call me,360-507-7469 and i'll tell you how to fix without taking boat apart. dave

 

[dave gray2]

e-mail me or call me,360-507-7469 and i'll tell you how to fix without taking boat apart. dave

 

[dave gray2]

e-mail me or call me,360-507-7469 and i'll tell you how to fix without taking boat apart. dave

 

[dave gray2]

e-mail me or call me,360-507-7469 and i'll tell you how to fix without taking boat apart. dave

 

[JEFF WHITE]

there is a rivet they make called a drive rivet.it has a small pin in the center which when driven in expands the center of the backside of the rivet in 4 sections which hold the stringer/side together.it is waterproof as i have used a few of them so far in my boat and my neighbors boat also.it takes 1 person to put them in,no need to remove anything from the backside.here is a picture of them,they come in 3/16 and 1/4.

 

[David Hunt]

Magna,



Where do you get the rivets?



david....

 

[rick bode]

here is a picture if it dose not come out it is in my libray

 

[JEFF WHITE]

i worked for a van body repair/rebuilding place,where we used them when there was no access to the backside of the panel.they are strong and hold better than the pop type rivets.i used one in one of mine that popped on the bottom of my boat in a stringer.my neighbors boat has a few in them we lost the last trip out last year putting the boat on the trailer for the season.



where we get these were a rivet supply house.they specialize in just rivets and such.cant recall the name since i changed jobs,i still rivet but i dont do the ordering for them.if memory serves me correctly,mcmaster-carr had them,not sure on grainger,but fastenall carries them in there catalog.we buy them in 5lb- 20lb boxes,and they can get quite expensive,i was told $.05 each,so we used them sparingly.



if you have a trailer repair center near you,like the 48-53 ft variety,take a picture with you to show what you need.they might be able to hook you up with them.they come in 3 diffrent grip ranges,on the box there is a 4,6,8,4 being 1/4" thickness,and 3/8" and 1/2".for that area,i would go with a #4.that should hold tight.when we did the neighbors,he kind of is a little anal,so we dabbed a little sealant on the rivet,and in the hole then put them in.works great.for the area you are fixing,on the side like that,pop it in,drive the pin,forget about it,its not on the bottom like mine was.you might want to use a 1/4" one since the hole might be egged out a little.the 1/4" ones use a 17/64th bit.

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Yeah, you tin guys gotta stick together....LOL.



TOXIC

 

[Terry Heydt]

Rick, Good thing you didn't have a GLASS boat. Phwew, THAT crack coulda been hard to repair!

-Terry H. (taking cover)

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Those who CRACK together stay together? hehehe

TEE