How To Remove Rivets From Jon Boat

If done right removing a bench certainly does not make a jon boat junk. For the best hold set the rivet first so the metal sheets are in tight contact.

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I test my riveted jon boat for leaky rivets and seams.

How to remove rivets from jon boat. By re-peening them I mean with a solid steel backing and a rivet gun for shooting which is simply an air hammer with a rivet die. Most products can be painted over to help cover them up. I choose fishability and comfort over appearance any day.

BUT any residue from epoxy JB weld tar etc needs to be removed or the rivets wont ever seal right. Im sure there are 50 products that will plug the holes. I have a 40 oz.

You can plug the holes with marine rivets or small short bolts if desired. Drill from the head of the rivet. The holes dont have to be perfect.

You want to use a size drill that is smaller than the rivet shank. If they are flat on the backside or the holes are stretched out drill. 1 Use a center punch to mark the center of the rivet head.

As much as I hate to do it I am going to have to drill these rivets out so I can get the bracket out to replace the wood. The idea here is to remove any paint and debris so that the epoxy can actually get down into the rivet and seal it. It is possible to smack em w a hammer while holding something heavy against the other side to expand it and tighten it in the hole.

Then add a marine solvent to the same area to remove any contaminant thats left on the aluminum. 2 Using a drill bit the same size as the hole in the boat that the rivet went through drill a hole in the head of the rivet just as deep as the head. Dry the boat completely and then take a wire brush and scrub down the surrounding surface of every rivet you are going to repair.

If they are just loose and have room to be re-shot re-shot them. And the open floor plan makes it nice for hauling all of that and also moving around the boat. Usually a dimple is on the head so no need for a punch to start with Drill about 23rds of the way into the rivet.

To remove an old rivet file or grind off one head or drill it out but dont enlarge the hole. Still no issues from the bench removal. Weve started in on restoring the trailer and breaking down the boat to repair the damaged panels.

Crosspien hammer that I would back the one side while striking the other side w my 25 oz ballpein. Next step up a size or two on your drill bit and drill just deep enough to pop the head off most times you wont need to do this you. The top cap is all welded the knee brace just had 4 bolts to remove and the bitch is the bottom bracketshelf holding it up.

A once-over on the Tracker project we picked up this fall. It is riveted on with 5 solid buck aircraft rivets and it is obviously below the waterline. When seated in its hole the new rivets unpeened headless end should protrude by about 23 of its diameter.

It makes a jon boat 100x better with the added floor space and ease at which you can freely move around the boat. Dont drill all the way through the rivet. I found one cracked rivet that leaked really bad and then a few other rivets that leaked a very small.

3 Hit the side of the rivet head with a chisel using a hammer and the rivet head pops right off. Another way to do this isis using fine threaded stainless steel truss headed Philips bolts with washers on the nut side and the nuts with the nylon insideMake sure that the bolts are the same width that the rivets are and have a friend help you tighten the bolts on the inside of your boat. You have to drill out the rivets to remove the bench.

Drill out your rivets from the head side with a smaller diameter bit first then a larger bit if need be.

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