Not a good season

jeweller

jeweller

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Started my spring fishing season with a total hip replacement so that wiped out all fishing till bass opener. Managed a few outings before my help at the store has to take time off for personal reasons. So I’m working six days a week in the store now and 3 or 4 evening doing the stores repair work. Finally decided to take a evening off to go fishing to discover that I have a bad leak. Pulled the boat back out and found 2 missing rivets. Fishing may be done for the season. ☹️??
 
I feel your pain.2 failed hip replacements hs ruined a few seasons but...I am back
 
Rheal said:
I feel your pain.2 failed hip replacements hs ruined a few seasons but...I am back
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Mine worked great. I’m back to doing things again that I thought I never be able to do again and as it continues to heal it’ll only get better
 
That’s great....#3 may be my lucky number..all on the same side...but at least I can still fish
 
jeweller said:
Started my spring fishing season with a total hip replacement so that wiped out all fishing till bass opener. Managed a few outings before my help at the store has to take time off for personal reasons. So I’m working six days a week in the store now and 3 or 4 evening doing the stores repair work. Finally decided to take a evening off to go fishing to discover that I have a bad leak. Pulled the boat back out and found 2 missing rivets. Fishing may be done for the season. ☹️??
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What make of boat?

Location on hull of missing revits?

Sorry about you luck.

bd
 
bigdog said:
What make of boat?

Location on hull of missing revits?

Sorry about you luck.

bd[/QUOTEd]
It’s a Lowe FM176. Both rivets are on the bottom. One towards the back and the other near the front. I have filled the the with water and I have 16 leaking rivets.
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I have the same boat. 1 missing rivet and a few which leak just a tiny bit. I put an aluminum rivet in the missing but it wasn’t a good seal and still leaked. I got some of quick aluminum from a neighbour and patched it and my other leaky spots til fall when I’ll yank up the floor and fix it properly. Follow the instructions and it works great.
 

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You need to get a closed end blind pop rivet. Just replaced a loose one in the bow of my Starcraft . Tried to get at it from the inside to tighten the original rivet but could not get near it. Sheared the head off the original rivet with a sharpened paint scraper and popped in a blind rivet. Worked great. Dont try to drill out an original rivet. If you mess up the hole the new one wont seal. Hope this helps.
 
Scotts said:
You need to get a closed end blind pop rivet. Just replaced a loose one in the bow of my Starcraft . Tried to get at it from the inside to tighten the original rivet but could not get near it. Sheared the head off the original rivet with a sharpened paint scraper and popped in a blind rivet. Worked great. Dont try to drill out an original rivet. If you mess up the hole the new one wont seal. Hope this helps.
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I’ve was told that could be done. Where did you get your rivets from? I tried Proctor’s in Simcoe but they don’t stock them
 
Tha
Water Wolf said:
I have the same boat. 1 missing rivet and a few which leak just a tiny bit. I put an aluminum rivet in the missing but it wasn’t a good seal and still leaked. I got some of quick aluminum from a neighbour and patched it and my other leaky spots til fall when I’ll yank up the floor and fix it properly. Follow the instructions and it works great.[/QUOTE
Thank you for the info
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G.Mech said:
If anybody is looking for some closed end rivets, here's a couple of e-bay links, I know these can be hard to find. I haven't used the 'solid interlock marine rivets' but they look like they may be good too:

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/172277184469

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/25-3-16-ALUMINUM-RIVETS-Pop-Marine-Solid-Interlock-062-250-BAPI-06-04-Avdel/331407628355?_trkparms=aid=222007&algo=SIM.MBE&ao=2&asc=40971&meid=8ad9d7f4d51e4e598744d97ebd146d29&pid=100005&rk=3&rkt=9&mehot=pp&sd=172277184469&itm=331407628355&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
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GMECH your a hell of a man!
 
l got mine from Ron Banks Marine in Port Rowan. He only had one size, a bit smaller in dia. then I needed but still worked.
 
I don't know where you guys are all located, but I've gotten them from facca fasteners in London and they have always had them in stock.
They're great to deal with.
 
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