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Rivet replacement MirroCraft 14ft
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<blockquote data-quote="highgeardaddy" data-source="post: 285631" data-attributes="member: 10000"><p>Ideally you'd have a pretty good idea on the total thickness of the "several aluminum plates" you are riveting. That establishes the "grip depth" on the rivets you'll need.</p><p></p><p>I'm no rivet pro, but I'm replacing almost all of my deck rivets on my Tracker. They are loose enough to click-bang on every step around on the deck. I've been going with slightly longer is better. Reached under there after installing some that just barely extended beyond the brace I was riveting to and it just did not seem like it was going to hold (I dont want to go through this excercise again). Just my two cents...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="highgeardaddy, post: 285631, member: 10000"] Ideally you'd have a pretty good idea on the total thickness of the "several aluminum plates" you are riveting. That establishes the "grip depth" on the rivets you'll need. I'm no rivet pro, but I'm replacing almost all of my deck rivets on my Tracker. They are loose enough to click-bang on every step around on the deck. I've been going with slightly longer is better. Reached under there after installing some that just barely extended beyond the brace I was riveting to and it just did not seem like it was going to hold (I dont want to go through this excercise again). Just my two cents... [/QUOTE]
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