How To Fix Your Leaky Aluminum Boat

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@buddyrevell6369 2 ай бұрын

Great job on the video and advice. Before i re-riveted my jon i scoured TBN and multiple youtube videos. You hit all the points across the board. Only thing i would add is sealed pop rivets work amazingly and are much easier to install. Ones i did were tighter than the solid ones i tried to hand buck. However, they are looked down upon by some boat snobs who relish in "proper" rivet technique.

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

Do they stick up higher inside the boat?

@buddyrevell6369 2 ай бұрын

@WayneTheBoatGuy hmmm. Maybe slightly higher, nothing to write home about. I found that they seal much better then the regular ones for us DIY folks. To be fair, I used the pop rivets where the existing rivet needed to be removed or was beyond bucking. Which in my case was most of the boat. Equipment wise you need a strong pneumatic or manual gun (type that requires 2 hands). Really enjoy the content.

@CM-fk8mu 2 ай бұрын

I replaced over 100 in a 1976 crestliner this summer. I had some of the pop closed on for a while as a bandaid . They are ok but get the right length. Pay attention to the the ends inside can be damaged and start leaking through the middle of the rivet. I’m a huge fan of PC 11 epoxy now. I put that on the solid rivets where the hole was over sized. Had to fix some stress cracks. Drilled out each end of the crack. Layer of pc11. Then rivet patch over the epoxy. The transom was also replaced. I moved the wood from outside to the inside. The knee brace wasn’t big enough on the inside. To support the new 4 stroke. Had to make new braces for the inside. I rivet in a frame. Side rails put in a deck. Not hard once get the hang of it 12:04 12:04 Painted the whole bottom with goop coat it. The transom as well. No leaks stronger than ever. Should last another 40 years. Edit: forgot. Most people don’t tell they is a formula to determine rivet length. If using sold rivets. You can cut them down with a rivet trimmer.

@davidsolecki8766 2 ай бұрын

I like that you engage the people that comment. I really enjoy your content. This is something that I fear that I will have to do soon as I have a 16 foot aluminum Tracker with rivets. I fish on salt water in the NJ bays along the Atlantic Ocean and my boat takes a beating. This video helped so much. Thank you for your content...

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

Be sure to practice and have an assistant if you do need to reset any

@anthonyganz8223 2 ай бұрын

A terrific video, and super informative! In a follow on video, you might want to overview "pop rivets"!! Last year I needed to attach a fitting to an aluminum mast and had no clue how to attach when the mast inside was "closed" and I could only attach the rivet on the outside (1 - side only!!). After a KZbin and Google scramble, I learned about pop rivets, and they are neat!!!!!! Rivets are cheap on Amazon, and a rivet gun was $16.00 in the hardware store! I had previously thought only of hot rivets and a furnace and "Rosie the Riveter" on planes and ships.

@DCFloridasport 2 ай бұрын

Outstanding series here Wayne!!!

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@endo9351 2 ай бұрын

Again an informative instructional on the wonderful world of rivets. My carpal has night terrors of shooting and bucking endless rivets on a Chinook in my sheet metal days. If it has to be done, do it once.

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

Yeah - power tools are rough on the joints!

@SuperWooba 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! You're fixing the leaks on the 14' aluminum jon boat for the lucky winner! lol

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

lol - This just might be my last video with this boat!

@stevejones9832 2 ай бұрын

At work, we just cut the rivets with side cutters to shorten them if needed. . We have a dimple in our backer block to start the rivets if they are cut to length.

@thedevilinthecircuit1414 2 ай бұрын

I've always used a buck block that has a shallow recess on the head side of the rivet, and then applied the pneumatic chisel to flatten the stem end.

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

I honestly have never considered that approach! That's a good one.

@TheNockingPoint 2 ай бұрын

You had me at "at riveting video" 🤣 I hope you are not "Bucking the Trends" in used boat selection. I love your videos!

@TheNockingPoint 2 ай бұрын

I like your good enough for the boats I go out in attitude.

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@FredMcGee-gn2dm 2 ай бұрын

As always Sir, practical easy to understand great information. Thank you.

@gillgetter3004 2 ай бұрын

I have the right air tool, and have tightened and replaced many a rivet. Loaned it out many times also. I’ve got a 1992 Sylvan 16’ V bottom multi sport angler boat has ( floors, decks, live well etc.) never had to tighten or replace a rivet!!!!! This hull is heavy gage I guess, don’t know if sylvan is still around. Lund is another high quality heavy gage aluminum riveted hull.

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

Yeah some of these old aluminum boats seem be built better than others

@bartdaw6681 2 ай бұрын

Sometimes it isn’t the rivets. If you have ever had an old aluminum boat where the plywood on the transom has rotted many times there will be pinholes in the transom because of moisture being between the plywood and the aluminum. When that happens you clean up the transom and then use JB Weld on the pinholes before you replace the plywood.

@gillgetter3004 2 ай бұрын

Don’t use treated plywood on boat the chemical can react and make pinholes also. Use marine grade ideally or exterior grade ply at least

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

Been there too!!

@BurchellAtTheWharf 2 ай бұрын

4:49 what kinda sealent in a boat/marine/water application 5200 is the stuff to use

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

It's good stuff!

@BurchellAtTheWharf 2 ай бұрын

@@WayneTheBoatGuy it is the best I find, but lordy, can it be pricey

@All_A_Guy_Needs 2 ай бұрын

Funny you’ve made this video: I’ve replaced about 500 rivets on my boat. I tried a bunch of stuff. I ended up having the best luck with close end blind pop rivets: they generate the same seal as the ones in your video but can be easily installed with 1 person: I like g flex as well. 5200 is nice but the g flex seems better to me.

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

Do the blind pop rivets end up sticking up a bit higher?

@All_A_Guy_Needs 2 ай бұрын

@@WayneTheBoatGuy nope. The ones I bought set flush just like the ones in your video!

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

@@All_A_Guy_Needs That's awesome

@rickyrishel8198 2 ай бұрын

5200 is awesome

@All_A_Guy_Needs 2 ай бұрын

@@rickyrishel8198yes it is! I’ve got it all over my boat when I replaced the rivets. Very high quality product. My only gripe is the 5-7 day cure time.

@MScott-y4g 2 ай бұрын

It's kinda hard to use the right rivet when use order brasier head and the people amazon uses send you flat head rivets.

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

Dang - I got a book light once when I ordered a drain plug!

@stevejones9832 2 ай бұрын

If rivets are left loose too long, you can drill out to the next size. Any air hammer will work, but the cheaper ones are better because they have a shorter stroke.

@BurchellAtTheWharf 2 ай бұрын

A riveting experience 🍻 😆

@BurchellAtTheWharf 2 ай бұрын

1:08 my opinion, two er three layers of fiberglass after a good sanding and roughing up of the surface

@Fish-Erman 2 ай бұрын

Always drill out the existing hole to the next larger sized rivet, and sand to bare metal on both sides first. Riveting a corroded hole, or over a dirty/oxidized surface , could cause leaks.

@boonskyler 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@PapaMav 2 ай бұрын

Back in spring of 1988, got a bag of rivets from Starcraft, along with the proper hand tool that was the shape of the head of the rivet, to repair some leaks. Was less than successful....Eventually, 12 V hull was left at the recycling yard for 26 cents a pount for the aluminum, circa 1994.

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

The days before we had the internet and KZbin!

@bob2161 2 ай бұрын

How far is "about this far" because of the camera angle, I wasn't able to get a visual estimate.

@WayneTheBoatGuy 2 ай бұрын

If you're referring to how much should protrude - I think it is about 1/2". There needs to be enough to flatten down but not so much that it bends over or turns into a big mess.