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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JonM" data-source="post: 517377" data-attributes="member: 36224"><p>I have 5 stress cracks in my riveted aluminum boat on the starboard side and one stress crack on the port side. All the cracks are under the ribs closest to where the hull meets the sides of the boat. I've done some extensive research and it seems the best way to repair this is to drill a hole at each end of the cracks and make a riveted patch with 5200. I have one issue, I can't access this from the inside because of the floor so I'll have to use aluminum closed end pop rivets (sealed rivets). I'd appreciate some opinions on this repair and would also like to know if I should remove/replace the rivets where the cracks are. Thanks in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>