seanymph85
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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~~Okay I have the closed end blind rivets from Rivets online, however a concern I now have is as follows: When placing a bolt through the center two rivet holes and drawing the bolt tight it also draws the bow trim where it contacts the outer hull tight together. The concern comes in when a bolt is placed in either of the holes next to the ends that due to some sealer still being in underneath the bow trim on untouched rivets there is a slight gap next to those existing rivets where the bow trim will not draw all of the way tight.
I know typically people often put some epoxy sealer such as Loctite marine or Marine-tex to help seal the rivet. Still I am concerned that there is a slight gap in the bow trim between the new end rivets in the picture attached and the old existing rivets. This leaves me wondering if I should also use some caulk type sealant between the bow trim where it contacts the hull prior to fastening the rivets as well as putting the epoxy on the rivet itself prior to inserting it into rivet hole where rivet is being replaced.
Hopefully the description and picture Illustration is adequate to demonstrate the area of my concern. It is almost as if someone had put sealer of some type after a bow repair on the inside edge of the bow trim previously prior to re-riveting it to the bow of the boat. It would be impossible to remove all of it without removing the rivets and or removing and replacing bow trim and all of the rivets. Which of course I would prefer to avoid if at all possible. I have purchased Gluvit to use on the rivets and seam inside the hull after the existing rivets that were removed are replaced. Any input on this is as always appreciated!
~~Okay I have the closed end blind rivets from Rivets online, however a concern I now have is as follows: When placing a bolt through the center two rivet holes and drawing the bolt tight it also draws the bow trim where it contacts the outer hull tight together. The concern comes in when a bolt is placed in either of the holes next to the ends that due to some sealer still being in underneath the bow trim on untouched rivets there is a slight gap next to those existing rivets where the bow trim will not draw all of the way tight.
I know typically people often put some epoxy sealer such as Loctite marine or Marine-tex to help seal the rivet. Still I am concerned that there is a slight gap in the bow trim between the new end rivets in the picture attached and the old existing rivets. This leaves me wondering if I should also use some caulk type sealant between the bow trim where it contacts the hull prior to fastening the rivets as well as putting the epoxy on the rivet itself prior to inserting it into rivet hole where rivet is being replaced.
Hopefully the description and picture Illustration is adequate to demonstrate the area of my concern. It is almost as if someone had put sealer of some type after a bow repair on the inside edge of the bow trim previously prior to re-riveting it to the bow of the boat. It would be impossible to remove all of it without removing the rivets and or removing and replacing bow trim and all of the rivets. Which of course I would prefer to avoid if at all possible. I have purchased Gluvit to use on the rivets and seam inside the hull after the existing rivets that were removed are replaced. Any input on this is as always appreciated!
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so didn't realize you were as far as you are ...