Thanks. every riveted boat (vintage) i see, leaks through the rivets. "fish a little, bail a little" the thread about building a lapstrake boat with rivets made me. I'm wondering if todays high grade marine aluminum and boat design forums > construction > boatbuilding > metal boat building: aluminum build with rivets? user. Read our free article on aluminum boat building, here. rivets vs. welding has been a longtime controversy in the aluminum boat industry..
