brittonp83
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So I've made a bracket for my Minn Kota Maxxum bow mount motor out of 1/8" structural aluminium angle. It looks very similar to onthewater's pictured below.
I've spoken with him about his and it was recommended to use stainless steel rivets instead of aluminium because they were shearing off. For the joints in the angle I'm using SS machine screws and nylock nuts. For the mount to the bracket I'm using SS hex bolts with nylock nuts. I have some overhang where the bracket lays on the bow cap, so I drilled through and am gonna use SS hex bolts with nylock nuts. My question is about attaching the lower support to the bow decking. I can't get underneath it to use bolts and nuts. I don't wanna spend a few hundred on a rivnut tool, and I'm having trouble finding SS 3/16" rivets locally. What do ya'll think about epoxy and aluminum structural rivets?
I've spoken with him about his and it was recommended to use stainless steel rivets instead of aluminium because they were shearing off. For the joints in the angle I'm using SS machine screws and nylock nuts. For the mount to the bracket I'm using SS hex bolts with nylock nuts. I have some overhang where the bracket lays on the bow cap, so I drilled through and am gonna use SS hex bolts with nylock nuts. My question is about attaching the lower support to the bow decking. I can't get underneath it to use bolts and nuts. I don't wanna spend a few hundred on a rivnut tool, and I'm having trouble finding SS 3/16" rivets locally. What do ya'll think about epoxy and aluminum structural rivets?