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It all depends on what you plan to do and access to the area. I just bolted a couple of supports on my tinny to strengthen the gunwhale so I could mount downriggers.
It all depends on what you plan to do and access to the area. I just bolted a couple of supports on my tinny to strengthen the gunwhale so I could mount downriggers.
The rest of the boat is riveted. One side will have a side steering console and the other will have storage locker and live well running down it. I can build that stuff around the supports.
Yeah rivets would probably be easier but my thought is to buy some c-channel or sq tube aluminum stock and cut it to fit the profile of the gunwhale curve. That would leave me with a very difficult brace to rivet due to lack of tabs to rivet the boat and brace together. I think I can find an aluminum welder around here to weld it together. I could also weld the braces to the aluminum floor substructure for added stabilty.
