I've watched countless videos on building framing for decking on aluminum jon boats and not one mentioned that solid rivets are not installed the same way as pop rivets aka 1 uses a rivet gun, the other requires your methods. Thank you for this video and for sharing your knowledge. You just saved me from ordering the wrong materials.

Bought a old 1448. Never worked with aluminum and my knowledge of rivet types/uses is zilch. Just a tad worried about making things worse. Tried viewing numerous videos to get myself educated but just didn't get that warm fuzzy feeling until I came across yours. Seriously, you should be teaching shop class. Your instructions are clear and concise. I'm pumped now, but will practice some before I try it for real. "Even a caveman can do it" lol

I wish the right way to do things popped right up every time I looked for it. Thanks bud

Best boat rivet tutorial on KZfaq.

I didn’t even know how to Google search this! Thank you

This is exactly what I was looking for. Wanted to know how to reinstall my bench seats after redoing my boat floor. THANK YOU and god bless.

Going back and watching older video. This is the best one ive found. Great job

Thank you for explaining everything clearly. I am now ready to replace leaky rivets.

I have a lot of appreciation for this video. I'll be referencing it a bunch this spring. thank you!

Exactly what i was looking for thank you it was very informative. My son has a 16 lund and it leaks pretty bad and im thinking of replacing the rivets and ive been looking through some of the videos this one was the best video by far. Thanks again

You are THE MAN! I am preparing to go out fishing and was ordering extra bilge pumps and flex seal tape (which works for a while). But now... I am confident I can handle this repair on my own. Thank you so much. Very comprehensive explanations.

Thank you Jeff. Great info.

Awesome demonstration. Excellent video. Thanks!

This is a wonderful tutorial. Thank you so much!

Nice, good to hear from a guy who knows what he’s talking about. Thanks

Wow great demonstration thank you so much for this video.

Thanks for all the great info you saved me tons of time. Closed Rivets works great.

Most informative and and complete methods I’ve seen on KZfaq!

You helped my save my grandfathers star craft. Thank you

Excellent instructions. I have to patch two quarter sized holes in the floor of my jon boat with some thin aluminum plate, sealant and rivets. Now I'm confident that I can do it. Thank you 👍👍

Thank you. I only got a friend teaching boatin stuff so this is really helpful since I have only used pop rivets on building stuff but never boats. Now I know! Also I didn't even realize the implication of using stainless steel on a aluminum boat so thank you for all that knowledge.

Best of the best videos on this topic. Really enjoyed and learned a lot.

Appreciated the information on closed end pop rivets. Great tutorial. Thank you

Just subbed. Bought an old project jon boat. Great info!

Great show Jeff

Very thorough, educational, informative!

You are the man! I scrolled down thinking that exact phrase and the first comment was this other guy saying it, Ha. Anyway, I really appreciate the detail in these video's. My son and I are putting together a fishing boat and I'm bookmarking all of your video's for future use, Thanks!

Really cleared up the matter. Easy Peasy . Great video.!

just wanted to take a moment to say thank you. I'm on my second riverboat and leeks it always been a big deal. I've always painted the outside of the boat and lined the inside with gluvit. it does work and it will seal the boat but lo and behold over the years they break free and start leaking again. This sounds awesome!!

Excellent information. If you can get oversized reamers even better. Great step by step. Thanks 👍👍

Thank sir. Super helpful. It feels like 4 years when i was loooking for this videos, no body had them. Now your world is so helpful.

Thanks for the demo

Another great video my friend and great information. Jeff you are a friend to all fisherman by helping us learn how to do thing that save us money and do things themselves. Thanks for sharing this. 🇺🇸

By far one of the best videos out there

Thanks that was exactly what I was looking for. Super helpful!

That tool you made by cutting down a chisel is a great idea , a very informative video Jeff . We need to tag team a DIY one of these days . Or just go fishing lol

Excellent video! Thanks for the information.

Thanks for the video. I have a tracker topper 10/36 that I bought new. Had a few rivets that started leaking. Took it back to the dealership and they had someone weld the rivets that was leaking ( it was still under warranty) . But it really looks like crap. Now I know how to fix it right myself.

Crisp clear and concise information. Excellent video thanks very much.

Thank you! I was dreading redoing the rivets on my boat. I tried flex sealing the rivets, it didn't last one trip out on the ocean. Your knowledge and demonstrations may have saved me from buying 2nd boat. Thank you again.

Hello TRTB, Yes I did that just by common sense. But I did order some of those Closed End Revits. Albert

Than you very much. answered all my questions & given me new knowledge on "sealed/non Seald" thank you buddy

great vid.....getting ready to do some repair on a 70,s smoker craft canoe.........

Great video--very helpful!

Great video. I was about to start work on my aluminum bass boat and this tutorial video is the best i have seen in a while. very informative. thank you sir. you saved me a lot of time and money.

Very handy information. Took me back to my Alumacraft days lol

This video helped keep another Starcraft dry. Thanks.

JB weld ...wipe off the outside phenomenal stuff..... only thing I would do differently is yo have the buck drilled and dished to round the bucked side makes a very nice finish both sides

Thank you so much for this, I am going to fix my aluminum boat this way. And I always use 5200 around my rivets always so no leaks will be detected anytime soon.

Thank you sir. This is perfect

Nice video Jeff. I've only seen a few people that could hammer a rivet that nice, lol. I used to work in aviation in sheetmetal/structures. Ive shot thousands of solid rivets. If you ever need help shooting any give me a hollar. I still have all my rivet guns and sets and other tools.

Good stuff! Appreciate it. Just got gifted a wore out 1960s (I think) StarCraft aluminum boat. Gotta strip it down to metal. All the wood is rotten.

1st class show and tell. Tks.

Very helpful, thank you!

👏👏Excellent excellent excellent,absolutely the best video, thank you sooooooo much 👊🤙

just bought a1975 smoker-craft. I'm sure i will need this info. thanks for sharing.

Great video brotha. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice video .Thank you

Nicely done

Great Great Great video. Thank you

Where do you get the large pop rivets? Is the mandrel in the aluminum rivet steel, ss, or aluminum. ? Thanks for your help.

Fantastic video!

Very informative video! Thank you sir

very awesome presentation thank you sir

Great video I needed this

great job.

Thanks for the information. I need to replace a rivet on the bottom of my jon boat.

Thanks and good vibes always

good luck with your joints if you keep doing these. people who did them in ww2 had bad arthritis for the rest of their lives and could barely pick up a cup.

Great video. Thank you! I intend to use 3/16 closed pop rivets and 3M 5200 to seal some holes in my smokercraft phantom 170 transom. What length or grip range would you recommend for this application?

Thanks for the video! I’m restoring a 84 BassTracker. I need to replace the gunnel rail. It is round 1-3/8 diameter. Where can I buy gunnel rail?

Question on installing solid rivet in a Jon boat. Can you put the buckbar against the head and hammer the other end. That way we could replace the bad rivets with the boat on the trailer.

Finnaly someone that does it right !!!

Great video. I was wondering about installing the solid rivets.i have a boat that is sealed with window caulking by the previous owner.is there a way i could tell the rivet size without drilling it out where I know what size to order?

Great video and just what I was looking for. Had aluminum boats all my life and they all eventually leaked. Question for you. I'm cutting a 14" piece out of the center of the center bench seat (a spot where I can walk thru) in a 14ft aluminum V hull boat. I need to remove the support that attaches from the seat to the bottom of the boat. Will a solid rivet just fill the holes where I drill them out? Thanks

Very informative....Thank you.

thank you it helped me

Thank you so much for this video! One hopefully easy question. On average, what is the grip range of the 3/16 closed in rivet typically used? Thank you again for the info!

Superb.

Thank-you Sir!!

Thank you for your video. I have a question for you. I am doing a compleate restoration on an old Grumman aluminum fishing boat. Since we are supposed to use aluminum rivets on aluminum boat, what if I need to use some screws to fastened the new wood floor to the bottom? What do I use?

Hello TRTB, I love me two man aluminum boat and I tried your method. Seems to me I had to order those CLOSED END REVITS. I WENT ahead and used the standard revits. I will do the repair again when they come in. It is a small boat and the water pressure may not be that great.?? Albert

Great video. I have an old 16 foot lund that has some leaky rivets.I have seen 3/16 closed end rivets in 1/4, 3/16,and 1/2. How do you decide the length?

Hey love the video. I want to go with the closed rivet , but can't find them in 1/4" alum rivet and mandrel anywhere. Only alum rivet with steel mandrel. Do you know where I could order those?

Could you also use air hammer and set rivet that’s already in boat? Just to tighten it up or is it vest to drill out rivet and put new in? Do you have link to where to purchase solid rivets

Thank you sir,god bless.

Man after my own heart with hat. Love that bourbon.

I need to replace my transom on my flat boat but it has 2 braces I'll have to take off what would be the best thing to use

Great video! Thank you! I have a question for you. I have a 2003 Polar Kraft 168 Deep V with a significant leak. I did the water test and the leak appears to be coming from one of the strakes that are riveted on. I cannot tell which rivets are leaking though...the water comes out of the strake seam. The bottom of the boat is filled with foam that I would prefer not to cut out. Is it possible to do the sealed pop rivet method you discussed to replace the rivets holding the strake on? If so, what length rivet should I use? Is 1/2" enough? Where is the best place to order these rivets from? Thank you so much! I finally have some hope to fix these leaks!

What type /brand/model air operated rivet gun do you recommend. Also The nematic air hammer or what ever its called that you use to put in solid rivets with. What brand/model do you prefer or recommend.

I have an old lund aluminum boat with a permanent floor that I don’t want to take off. Can I use a solid closed end pop rivet due to not having access to both sides of the hole? So long as I use the epoxy.

Very good video mate just redoing my Jon boat what are the standard size solid rivet length thamks

They do make a riveting set for those air impact tools if you don't want to make your own.

Thank you

Great instructional video. I feel confident getting these leaky rivets taken care of. Do you have an online source for the rivets. I plan on using 3/16 x 1/8-1/4 grip domed aluminum/aluminum closed rivets. I can't seem to locate them locally, and everything online seems to be a large quantity (500 minimum) I only need about 30 right now. Thanks for any direction you can send me in....

Please recommend a size of compressor , recommendations vary greatly. can I use a 1hp unit? Scratching my head on this one. Ty

Wow thanks 😊

i have a jonboat is there anything i can do to the rivets that dont leak to prevent them from leaking in the future? like epoxy or somthing just to make sure they dont ever leak ? thanks a bunch love your channel

Great vid . What is the stroke length of your air hammer ? Is it better to have a short , medium, or long stroke length ?

I’m replacing my transom on my 67 Starcraft fiberglass boat. The metal cap that fits over top of the transom. Can I use stainless steel bolt and nut instead of rivets?