What a great read so far mojo and a fun looking project. I’m about to start my project too and was wondering where you have been buying the rivets from? Also I noticed on mine that one of those transom caps was missing on one side and the repair the previous owner did on it looks pretty good, I can get some pictures of it if you’d like if it’ll help you figure out what to do with the area
Yup, Jay-Cee is where I got them. AS
SHSU said, they do have everything you need. Visit the pin in the Starcraft section that
waterman did. That was a great help! The only thing I would add is that I would get various lengths in 3/16 rivets up to 9/16 in length. I ran into a few spots that I needed the longer rivets to get through 4 ply's of AL or through a rib that wasn't snug against the hull. The boat is going to be built better than when we got it because i'm more meticulous than those guys at the factory:joyous:
I just ordered some 5/16 rivets too because of a bad repair job done by someone else when my brother had the boat. They drilled the holes to big, even for the rivets they used... I ordered 3/8, but those things looked too large. The point is make sure you have various sized and lengths as
waterman mentioned in the pin.
Can't wait to see your project underway!
