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whats the reason for not using the nuts and bolts

Its a 3M product, and its used to seal marine grade anything, I am not praising it all, as I have never used it, just know about it. It dry gummy, so there is some flex to it, I should be using it to repair each of these rivets, unless somebody gets back to me and says not to. The stuff looks...

Thanks , I actually saw your other post on same topic. The nut and bolt should be greased in 5200? Also, when I start to brace the flooring in place, that should make the boat more stable, right? It seems pretty flimsy, I am repairing the cross-members, but nothing goes up the side of the...

what ur thoughts on JB Weld?

Well, thank you. And its ok to ask, I live right by a salt/fresh water river. Just want to make it a nice boat, if that works I'll take toward the bay and fish for striped bass. I'm gonna go gas and get a 5hp outboard, thats what the boat is rated for, but I see bigger engines are put are on them.

this is one of the many rivets gone bad

OLD 1978 sears jon boat - I am trying to structurally "sure" it up, I see everyone adds a floor to make it a bass boat, and pretty much thats what I want to do. So the main problem with the boat that I have is its has a few dents and dings, and the "ribs" or cross-members are coming off, how do...