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    Is a hand rivet tool strong enough? What kind of rivets?

    I would like to install blind rivets in the hull of my aluminum 19' fish-n-ski. Would a hand rivet tool develop sufficient power to install rivets to the hull and the keel? Or do you guys use and should I purchase a pneumatic riveting tool? What kind of rivets do you guys use in aluminum...
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    Inline 6 115 overhaul: Do it myself or let the pro do it?

    Why the conundrum? My main concern is getting the pistons back into the block, especially without breaking a ring and not knowing it. (Are there other problem areas in this rebuild job I should know about??) For the past 12 years I've been my own auto mechanic and have completed some fairly...
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    Is it reasonable to expect a seller to disclose leaks?

    I purchased a 19' 1986 fish and ski that I discovered leaks. The seller never told me about the leaks and I was very surprised at the condition of the rivets when I first took delivery of the boat. Anyhow, after 30 minutes in the water I have about three inches of water in the boat when...
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    Removing epoxy, silicone from rivet repair attempt

    I recently purchased a boat that turns out to require running the bilge every half hour to remove about three inches of water. It's a 1986 19' aluminum fish and ski. Along the way someone applied some sort of epoxy that looks like JB-Weld to about half the rivets on the hull from the outside...
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    Is my WOT RPM resonable given the boat, prop and HP?

    I'm trying to determine if a problem exists or I simply have too much pitch. I'm getting 4100 RPM WOT. I would like to know if this is reasonable given the boat, prop and HP listed below. Or should I be getting higher RPM with this setup? I would like to know if I should look for ignition...
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