Aluminum trim repair

rcarney61

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Special Olympics used my old sunfish and accidently pulled about a foot of the aluminum trim back a few inches and it is slightly bend down.
 

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1/8-inch drill bit.

Pop-rivets are 1/8-inch by 1/8-inch--aluminum. Anything bigger (or another metal) can cause trouble.
 
Push in on the trim if you're drilling new holes into the fiberglass. If there's an existing, but useless, pop-rivet, leave it in and add a new one. Don't drill through the bottom edge of the trim, as you'll make sharp edges to find with your knee or your fingers! :confused: (You're drilling through the top of just one side of the trim).

When you use the wrong length pop-rivets, there are some other sharp edges to worry about! :(

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