Thanks for video instructions! My twin boys (eight years old) and I are installing an outboard and reconfiguring the mid and aft portions of our Alumicraft bass boat. Your instruction have been helpful with our project.

I used you same technique, and it worked perfectly! Thank you. By the way, I covered the entire lower portion of the transom so I had a strong anchor point for my sonar, temperature gauge, speed sensor, and power poles. Instead of rivets, I used stainless bolts. Works like a charm!

Great Video and so thank you. Wow! 4.8mm riveting by hand, that's brave! I had to buy a pneumatic one. Marine grade Sitka Flex I constantly keep in my kit. Well done

Absolutely the best for aluminum boats

thank you for your time and care sir

Thanks for the kind wishes. I really appreciate that. Once you try the solid rivets, you will quickly get addicted. They are crazy-strong, cheap, and kind of fun to install. And did I mention crazy strong? You buy the anvil head to put in an air chisel and a metal block that you hold in your hand. Both have a dimple to fit the rivet head. Cost is about $30 US. Push the rivet through, hold the block behind it, and BRRRRTTT! Factory-style rivet DONE. Also, you can "re-buck" original rivets in your boat if they start to seep water. A must-have if you own a metal boat. Again, I really have enjoyed your videos! Can't wait to see how the Evinrude turns out. Keep up the good work.

Literally sat around my house with the video paused for 30 minutes trying to figure out which fire alarm was going off. Every time I went back to the video it would start going off again. Then I realized I’m a dumbass

Nice Job!!! Thank you for sharing this!!!!

Thanks for this. I used a rivet to repair s pin hole leak in my tinny. Any idea how long those rivets last in the salt water? It's my understanding the mandrel inside the rivet reacts with the aluminium causing some corrosion to begin.

Your workshop has come so far since this video!

I had a 5 inch split in side of my 1.7mm thick alloy boat . I preped both sides with wire wool . Then epoxy glued a patch each side made out of a coke bottle .. I used the cheapest pound world glue and one year on its still doing the job very well . No sign of glue coming unstuck .

TY Sir!!!!! Well explained and job well done....

good morning Tim again can you tell me where to and how to replace a pickup unit on a proline cuddy cabin boat? thank you

Have you tried the new low temp aluminum brazing rod to fix small hole in boats and seal seams. It still requires heat, a propane torch gets well hot enough. I have seen several scenarios on you tube that has hole repaired and T type jpints made. It looks strong but I am not versed on the corrosion aspects of it.

I really have enjoyed watching your videos while laid up after minor surgery. One small suggestion when pop riveting: Always fill the hole in the rivet where the expansion pin was with sealant. "Crevice corrosion" likes to start in there, especially in salt water, and will eventually eat the rivet. And sometimes the stub of the pin falls out later. But again, thank you very much for taking the time to help others!

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How did you line up the trivet holes?

I was watching this video and you have a smoke detector that is low on batteries. We just went through a 3 day ordeal locating our own low battery detector. I was watching the video and hearing the beep and thought it was coming from my house. Thought I was going crazy looking for it, every time I stopped looking and played the video I would hear it again and think i just missed finding it in my own house hahaha.

I really enjoy your video's. What is your opinion on products like muggy weld? Ive watched videos but would like a Marine professional's opinion / experience

Well done, it looks like it will hold. Question for you, do you think that angle grinder pad would remove paint too? I have never used one but it looks like it would be good for paint prep without harming the existing rivet heads already in the boat.

Thx!

Nice one on the boat vids mate, although I like the sound of birds and stuff, that alarm chirping sets my nerves on edge!

im going to put a 9volt battery in my boat glove box and give it you for that smoke alarm if i see you down brooklyn way on the water

This is great for fixing a hole in a flat surface, but what do you do for pinholes in the keel or a crack in hull keelson?

I love your videos u have talked me so much thank you brother

What other bolt do you use with aluminum besides stainless. In this I think you are wrong, but it’s wise to use anti seize. The electrolysis is likely caused by the copper to aluminum dissimilar metal corrosion. Even the aluminum blind rivets usually have a steal core...that corrodes and ruins the rivets.

What happens when the mild steel rivet centre rusts out?

Better to mask the area around your sealant then pull off the tape. When you smear the edges like that, you leave a thin edge that starts to peal off. If you have a thick edge it’s less likely to start to peel.

What about filling the holes in the rivets to prevent dissimilar metal corrosion between the river and the river core. The water will act as a conductor. This will last a while, but could last longer.

do you use common rivets alum-steel with tube-like case or special one that are closed at the end?

Finding your videos great info and learning lots - Thank you! I am going to attempt to remove my outboard from the back of my transom soon but haven't found many videos showing how to do it properly.. Have you made a video that shows how to do this? Thanks again.

How do I fix pin holes that have electrolysis in them? I have ten little holes you can poke a icepick up in them?????

Gday mate, just about to strip and repaint a tinnie. Do u recommend acetone for a final clean before etch priming? Also what is best, sikaflex or 5200. Is the disc u used good for removing existing paint.

What do you suggest to cover the rivets on the hull of a tinny, mine has quite a few leaks, about 10, that need repairing, It also has leaks on the keel seam, it has been rewelded over time, but still leaks. I have been told to use a flexible sealant rather than a solid sealant. Great videos for handymen, who enjoy a beer while they tinker. I am about to install a bilge pump in my 5.4 Savage, your video about that project makes it look an easy enough task.

hey mate where you located cuse that looked like a new south wales plate

Years ago in my youth I bought a low mileage Chevy Beretta that was seriously rear ended, but frame was not bent. I bought another Beretta that was wrecked in the front. I cut half of the rear panel all the way to near halfway of the trunk off with a skill saw using a metal blade. I then measured and cut the good rear panel and trunk section out of the front wrecked car that matched the wrecked section. Then I cut a 5 or 6 inch strip of metal from the front wrecked car along the line I had cut so that I could rivet that section underneath, with the same contour so three or so inches would extended which I epoxied and riveted the whole panel and trunk piece back in place as I had also cut a strip from the trunk to do the same. I countersunk the heads and body filled and painted and it look good as new with a rivet about every inch or two held solid with epoxy. Then I was ashamed to try to sell it to a stranger knowing it was pieced together, so I sold it to a friend that knew the situation. He turned 50,000 miles into 250,000 on the car without any problem with the body never failing. Then a few years back we had a Hurricane here in Louisiana that blew a third of a man's house trailer roof off. I did the same rivet repair on the trailer by cutting 12 inch strips of thin metal to lap the roof with silicone to adhere it with rivets about every two inches. I used vice grip clamps to grasp the old top on each end with rope and had the neighbor at the bottom and a friend on top. We pulled the old top back onto the roof and riveted it back in place and I went around the edges having replaced some of the wood and with silicone tacked the edges down with large roof tacks. Then followed with a heavy coat of cool seal. The people are still living in it today without problem. That was more than 10 years ago after Hurricane Katrina. So rivets are good for a lot of stuff as I have been using them for years rigging and fixing.

Do you need to get aluminium rivets with aluminium mandrels too? Or can you get the ones with aluminium/steel mandrel?

I have a crack at a bolt hole that a bolt would go through to mount my transom . Should i do a patch with Jb weld ,5200 or try brazing it

How did you line up the rivet holes? Thx. Great video

i have a hole in my keel on my 12 foot tinney the hole is the size of a rivert would that be a good idea to just rivert it with a bit of silicone ?

wrong kind of rivets ! You want closed rivets, with washers on the back, with sealant on the rivets when inserted. then seal the hole in the rivet head also with sealant or epoxy. when doing this..pay attention to the structural function of the patch , rounded corner mo bettah !

What about holes in the bottom of a v hull alluminum boat

We have stuff here called Marine Goo oh boy does it work if you look at my video of the lift cylinder repair you`ll see it , I sealed the trim motor lid back in 91 and it never leaked again .SHoo Goo is the trade mark name .

Hey Danger, obviously you like the Sikaflex and it is a good sealant but I'm just wondering how you think it compares to 3M 5200 or even JB Weld epoxy on aluminum? Thanks

will the stainless and aluminum react in salt water or will it be ok in fresh water

Hey just a question would that sikaflex be used to sandwich marine grade plywood for a transom rebuild?

I have a question not so much about the patch job but more on the trailer you have your boat on, I have a very similar trailer and I have never set one of these up before, I see that the rollers on the back of the trailer go past the aft end I have made adjustments to these rollers so that the boat now sits further back onto the rollers and I'm now thinking this could be a problem by putting the weight to far back on the trailer am I right and if so can you do a video on how to set up a trailer, thank you

Any vid on the bung replacement?

Stu If the holes are less than 12-13mm would you recommend patching or jus a bolt with sikaflex. Also any advise on mounting a kicker motor on the thin side of an aluminum transom. Thanks again!

Good video, thanks. I'm surprised you didn't put/use washers or something on the inside of the boat to reinforce the holes for the rivets.

What is the name of that silicone?

Thanks for the reply. I live in Bali and have just bought a 4.2 tinnie from a local dive mob, not in bad nick but needs some work. Do u mind if I shoot u a few questions if I get stuck? Cheers

Does Your smoke alarm battery needs changing?

ok I got a 17 ft smokercraft that I put stainless bolts in for the motor mounts

It doesn't look like it reinforces the structure, more of a patch - is that correct?

you're the f***in man Stu Do you have any stickers I can stick on the old Haines? big ones? as in 100mm high

How do you get sponsors for youtube channel?

You used no primer on the aluminium before? Sika Multiprimer Marine would have been probably good.

this guy appears to know what hes doing above other videos ive seen online....i have a question if hes around to answer or someone wiht boat repair knowledge....my dad has some pinhole leaks on teh bow of his boat well close to about 3 and i was told that resin would be best to fix that....i live in Canada if that matters but i was wondering if resin or what would be best to fix those pinhole leaks....right on the seam

Can u show a video there you do this on a glassfiber boat? Tord

Holy crap I must be near the beginning. Google-Alphabet-KZfaq has led me on a wild ride with this channel ,lol. So youre not a Dingo? Just curious if this type of fix could work with water gushing into the boat, wood, plastic, steel or alum? Would sikaflex seal while wet? Seems it would also be a great temp fix if you accidentally punched a hole in the bottom.

some people are saying use stainless steel fastenings and you say don't...please, tell me what kind of bolts to use in an aluminum boat. I don't think they make aluminum bolts do they??

have you ever cleaned your boat?

That boat could use a power wash and a fresh coat of bottom paint

Poly Disc is what it's called FYI .

Seam easy enough on a flat surface, but what about a curved surface such as a pontoon?

Looked like a beefy repair. Have you ever had a rivet leak? The close-up of the finished repair made me think that those holes through the rivets might be a failure point.

you can fiberglass aluminum boats i had an old 21ft starcraft loose rivits lots removed 150 motor and everthing inside pict it up with carfully fliped upside downset on 2 saw horses after cleaningi roll on some resin add cloth till i had covered compleat hull and trans let it dry over night add 2nd coat flipped back over placed on trailor set motor took it home-ops forgot totell panted marine grey redid insides put styrofoam down add new floor it looked like new boat when i finished and it would fly

I hope someone put a battery in that smoke detector...ha

I find the vitriolic reactions to this video a little bemusing. The man explains this is an alternative to tig/mig welding for DIY'ers who haven't got mig or tig.. He's not saying it is THE way to go, just a way to go. And anyone who's tried to weld repair an old aluminium boat will have a tail or three to tell about chasing cracks. Welding ain't the be all and end all. He points out that the holes had been used for ground wires so he's hopefully driven home the message that using the hull as the return conductor is a big no-no in any metal boat. Glad he used the plastic abrasive wheel, wire brushes can leave the wrong metals behind. He points out that stainless steel bolts can be problematic on alloy. He's right, that is straight out of the Royal Navy Corrosion Prevention Manual. It's a relative surface area thing, you use them when you need to, but if possible you make them electrically isolated using non conductive gaskets and washers. While it is probably better, using sealed rivets doesn't relieve you of the need to seal the opening with a bit of sealer. The idea is, whether it is an open or sealed rivet, the mandrel metal is not the same as the rivet, so you keep the water out to avoid galvanic corrosion. I've watched quite a few of these Dangar videos now. If you want Rolls Royce work, go to the Rolls dealership. If you want simple, pragmatic and cost effective, keep watching.

Are you from Australia? or the U.K.?

When you get a chance can you change the battery in that smoke detector?

wrong rivet Mate. you should use a closed end rivet. They don't leak

I'm surprised you didn't put the patch on the inside of the boat and fill the void on the outside with an epoxy metal filler.(Devcon etc) The repair really devalues the boat. I would have also put the epoxy all over the patch before I placed it, so not only riveted but bonded.

it lives mainly on the trailer but get used a lot

this is probably to welding, because it distributes stresses, rather than concentrating them as a weld would do, and also does not change the strength of the hull in any unknown way through the application of extreme heat. Sika Flex or 3m 5200 ? a personal choice . This is the way an aircraft is repaired, while welding the skin would never be acceptable !

Sorry Stu been watching all your boat rehab videos but I must say patching your own boat was a little weak. Big production for a small hole, next time chock up on the rivet shaft and let the barnacles grow a little long no patch needed 😂

danger, need to replace smoke detector battery, mate!

Mate you should be using blind rivets the rivets you used will leak

A new battery for your smoke alarm sir

why not welding ?

Never earth a battery in an alloy boat to the hull always earth at the battery thats why it coroded and stainlless is ok for alloy but use the unalike metals paste and epoxy is better than sika and you should be usind sealed rivets not blind rivets there 6..4s your usingnot available at bunningseither 😊

next time do that on the inside and run some filler on the outside this way the friction want peel of the silicone ;) youre welcome

Cut it out and make a flush patch

Pretty stupid to drill holes in the hall for ground wires

Get a new battery in that smoke detector?

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Be very careful.....I think you cleaned about two square inches of that transom more than what was ABSOLUTELY necessary.

The only part I don't care for is your choice of RIVETS, your select wasn't correct, that particular Rivet selection wasn't water proof , especially below water line.

Doesn't that smoke alarm annoy you?????

Change your battery on your smoke detector..

Be much better to just weld it and forget about it 20mins and she would be factory again to weld

Change your smoke alarm battery

Do you have any vids that show when it was that you hit your head and began thinking this was a proper fix ?...

Way to much chatting....just get to it

why not weld it then grind it flush?