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<blockquote data-quote="TheMaestro" data-source="post: 326689" data-attributes="member: 8533"><p>OD... There's a good reason why i didnt get it welded, but in a nutshell, 2 different aluminum fabricators/welders looked at it and said a weld would break again faster than a mechanical connection. They both suggested the riveting and both said not to expect it to last forever, but long enough to get a few years of use, and longer than a weld. So far, so good and no loosening of the rivets. BUT, im not using it in open seawater, so maybe that is an issue?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheMaestro, post: 326689, member: 8533"] OD... There's a good reason why i didnt get it welded, but in a nutshell, 2 different aluminum fabricators/welders looked at it and said a weld would break again faster than a mechanical connection. They both suggested the riveting and both said not to expect it to last forever, but long enough to get a few years of use, and longer than a weld. So far, so good and no loosening of the rivets. BUT, im not using it in open seawater, so maybe that is an issue? [/QUOTE]
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