Rivets VS welds

[Coastrider]

Unconditional is a rare thing. I suppose fly rods are a special thing

Fly rod warranty isnt what they say, no fault warranty doesnt mean its not your fault and we will give you a new rod. It simply means you send me your rod and for a fee $$ we will fix it for you and then another shipping fee $$. Generaly the fee covers there cost of repair, so warranty is just a word they use to sell more products.

[darcycote]

my 2011 g3 guide 14.5 was cheaper than a princecraft ungava 12 ft.

[arrgh]

You don't sit in a seaplane float and fish. They all leak and need constant pumping/repair.

[dragonfly]

Sooo true ..... I am thinking of this rivets vs welds from a strength perspective. When I build something it doesn't leak well at least the boat anyway. Floats take 1000 times the abuse.

Perspectives are interesting

What about those Duroboats ???? no welds or rivets!!! Bonded with a good warranty as well.

I am into my second boat build now. This one is 11ft 42" bottom, unfortunately the beam is massive.... A trailer I suppose is needed . Beam = 65" .

Cheers

[Zane]

When I tightened up the rivets on my tinnie, I coated the outside of them with Sikaflex. No leaky and no hangups to catch the line.

[dragonfly]

Now if there was only a way to stop fish from wrapping themselves around anchor ropes

[Troutman Clay]

See, wrapping themselves around anchor ropes doesnt bother me, its when the hook comes loose and they are 15 feet down, your 8 pound test turns into piano wire.

[Zane]

I haven't figured out how to stop them from wrapping the anchor line, but I do find that when double anchoring, If you have lots of scope on the anchor lines it helps minimize the possibility of getting wrapped.

[dragonfly]

So after a long break from posting on the forum, I am back!! :0

Recently I have been involved in rebuilding a 70's Springbok...... complete disassembly and reassembly with minor repairs. I will post pictures as soon as I am done on a new thread.

Well I have built one boat from scratch out of .80 5052 and solid rivets. Now after taking apart a boat from the 70's that has been completely riveted...I am starting to like the idea of the welded boat.