Hey all. I'm new here. I just started working on an old 10' jon that I've had sitting in the backyard for a while. It was given to me by my grandfather.
There was some sort of putty applied to the outsides of the rivets (almost like a wad of gum smashed against them). I was concerned about them leaking. Some were about to fall off and all of them were ugly. I chipped them off and then polished the area with a steel brush drill attachment.
I also removed the old rotting transom and got some new hardware for the handles that mount to it.
I've been doing a lot of searching and reading through many threads about the best way to tighten rivets. This is what my rivets look like:
Inside of rivet:
Outside of rivet:
I just filled the boat with water and many of the rivets were leaking (some more than others) so I need to fix them.
Basically, I am afraid of drilling out and replacing rivets. I'd like to tighten them with a hammer and a backing on the other side (I would tap the rivet on the bottom side of the boat, correct?) and then put a sealant on or around them but I don't know if that will be a good fix. I ask about this method because my rivets look different than others I have read about and I wasn't sure if "bucking" would be an option.
Should I just replace the rivets or can I tighten them with a hammer and then seal them?
If I need to replace the rivets, what is the best way to do it? What am I going to need?
There was some sort of putty applied to the outsides of the rivets (almost like a wad of gum smashed against them). I was concerned about them leaking. Some were about to fall off and all of them were ugly. I chipped them off and then polished the area with a steel brush drill attachment.
I also removed the old rotting transom and got some new hardware for the handles that mount to it.
I've been doing a lot of searching and reading through many threads about the best way to tighten rivets. This is what my rivets look like:
Inside of rivet:
Outside of rivet:
I just filled the boat with water and many of the rivets were leaking (some more than others) so I need to fix them.
Basically, I am afraid of drilling out and replacing rivets. I'd like to tighten them with a hammer and a backing on the other side (I would tap the rivet on the bottom side of the boat, correct?) and then put a sealant on or around them but I don't know if that will be a good fix. I ask about this method because my rivets look different than others I have read about and I wasn't sure if "bucking" would be an option.
Should I just replace the rivets or can I tighten them with a hammer and then seal them?
If I need to replace the rivets, what is the best way to do it? What am I going to need?
