1436 jon boat rivet leak

[dan z]

This boat is twice the thickness on a pop can and I have owned it for 3 years and after ruining it through some ice has made a rivet leak what's the home remedy on this boat as its not worth a $200 dollar repair?

[Kettle]

The best solution would be to remove the rivet and replace it, if that is not an option I would go with a marine grade sealant. Some marine grade JB WELD mixed up and mounded around the rivet would hold along with some marine grade silicone which I have done on the front of my Alumacraft f-7 and it has held well. Also I may be a sucker but that stuff you see on TV flexseal I believe works well. I like to double up on stuff like this. Hope this helps

Kettle

[Cheers]

JB weld

If you cant rivit

[Capt. H (Ret.)]

Turn the boat on it's side, place a block of wood over the rivet and hit it from the other side.

I used to do this with an old Alumacraft and it worked every time, but the boat didn't leak that much.

[dan z]

Brothers co-worker had a cool Chem product that was a three step process with activater, cloth patch and a sealant type glue and it worked great not a drop in the boat over the weekend.

[BoxMN]

Do a search for this:

Air Capital Rivet Set Kit — 5-Pc., Model# 10018

Then search grainger and for this:

Rivet, Flat, 5/32 Dia, 1 In L, PK 100

Then you would have 100 repairs for under $50. This is the best way to totally repair them properly, if you have access to air tools. Just like Kettle and Capt said, this is the best way, especially if you have easy access to the rivet. You can also try just tightening it, and other rivets, without getting new rivets, as Capt. says, but with the air tools it is easy and fast, just don't flatten it too much, just a quick "tap tap tap" is all it needs when backed with a piece of metal.

Good luck.