Drilling holes in my row boat???

[river_man]

I am thinking of drilling out the rivets for the 'bench' seat in my 12' aluminum row boat to move it forward.Has anyone tried this? and what would i need to do to fill the old holes?

 

[indy440]

Re: Drilling holes in my row boat???

I would want to weld the holes closed but you could probably just put another rivet covered in silicone in the hole.

 

[ScottinAZ]

Re: Drilling holes in my row boat???

a pop rivet and some 3M 5200 sealant will take care of the holes left. If desired, you could have them welded shut, but the rivet/5200 combo should last just fine.

 

[grego]

Re: Drilling holes in my row boat???

The row boats that I know about, you would have to over load the boat to even worry about water comimg in if you want to move seating. If you do need to fill holes,take it to a welder that does alum. welds. cheap easy and no worries