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#12528196 - 12/05/17 07:00 PM
Re: Rivet or weld jon boat
[Re: broncos1]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 01/08/04
Posts: 2061
Loc: Frisco, TX, USA
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welded, but check all of the welds for cracks
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#12530063 - 12/07/17 09:08 AM
Re: Rivet or weld jon boat
[Re: broncos1]
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Angler
Registered: 07/08/14
Posts: 317
Loc: Rockport, TX
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My 58-year-old aluminum boat has welded seams, and has never had any cracked welds. The seats and bottom ribs are riveted, and a few of the rib rivets have leaked. I just fill it with water on a dry concrete driveway and see where the leaks drop, mark them with a Sharpie and flip it over and dab some JB Weld over the leaky rivets, and it's good to go for another year. I would prefer a welded seam hull.
But, my boat is probably built of aluminum twice as thick as a current production boat. Pics in this section under My Dad's 1959 12-Foot Boat. IslandJim
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#12531951 - 12/08/17 04:53 PM
Re: Rivet or weld jon boat
[Re: broncos1]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 02/19/02
Posts: 1835
Loc: Lake Fork
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Myself and the group of guys I hunt with are hard on our boats. Real hard. I run a welded boat (since 90) and it is still rock solid as far as welds go. It's had a 25ho O/B or a long-tail mud motor on it most of it's life. The floor is buckled and beat up but doesn't leak. My buddies (3 of them) run boats with rivets. They also have held up well with O/B motors. If they have had an issue with a rivet, we grind the rivet out and put a bolt in it with a piece of inner-tube for a washer and then put some silicone around it. Point - don't be afraid of a riveted boat. Easy fix if a rivet pops and most people aren't going to abuse their stuff like we do so it's probably a non-issue.
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#12543818 - 12/19/17 12:58 PM
Re: Rivet or weld jon boat
[Re: IslandJim]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 02/24/06
Posts: 195
Loc: Texas
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The seats and bottom ribs are riveted, and a few of the rib rivets have leaked. I just fill it with water on a dry concrete driveway and see where the leaks drop, mark them with a Sharpie and flip it over and dab some JB Weld over the leaky rivets, and it's good to go for another year. This EPOXY works wonders and last forever. Some guys line the entire bottom of their jons with it. I just dab a little around the leaking rivet, it acts like penetrating oil, then sets up. It remains flexiable, so it never cracks. Tough stuff.
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#12543897 - 12/19/17 01:53 PM
Re: Rivet or weld jon boat
[Re: broncos1]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 07/12/17
Posts: 155
Loc: Cedar Creek Lake
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