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Attaching side boards

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#1 ·
I just got my new side boards made for the new boat and frame and I was wandering if there is anything that is better than rivet nuts to attach them with.
The side boards are 3/4 poplar sanded and sealed with numerous coats of spar. Will post pics in aft porn after I get them on. If that is the best way to attach them does anyone around the Vail of Steamboat area have a rivet nut gun?
All help or advice is appreciated
 
#2 ·
I just strap mine on. I've thought about rivnuts but don't what to deal with alignment issues if the frame is disassembled for ship/flight/horse back. Of course that would only be a problem for tinker toy frames.
 
#6 ·
I've used both 1/4 well nuts( rivet nuts) and 1/4 pop rivets. A body shop in your area should have both a well nut gun or a rivet gun to pull 1/4 pop. Napa sells a well nut kit for around 80$ its in there auto body section of there tool catalog. Might check out mcmaster car online to see if they have any thing avaliable for a blind hole aplication.
If you do decide to do the well nuts drill your frame first and install the nuts .Then sharpen short pieces of all thread to a point make enough to thread into every hole. Then set your deck on how you want it and take a rubber mallet and tap. You'll know have a board marked to drill.
The well nuts can be a pain in the ass to install if you have an extra piece of tubing practice afew times on it so you exactly how to set the tool up. Its easy to squeeze to hard and break the mandrel.
 
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