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[quote=tominpa][quote=Edchris177]In that case, separate the hulls, lay them across a couple of saw horses so that the rivet holes are on the bottom, & parallel with the ground. 
Mix up a few CC's of epoxy & inject with a syringe, then put a piece of tape over the rivet hole. Gravity is your friend,  will level the epoxy, & allow it to penetrate into the cracks. It is important that the holes are "level", otherwise the expoxy will run elsewhere. Use additive carefully, you don't want the mixture to thick, it needs to be able to creep into the cracks.
Redrill & rivet.
You cannot reach the tramp track ,(to install washers, or an AL strip) from behind the rear beam. There is a bulkhead on the 5.0 & 5.7 under the rear beam.[/quote]

The hulls are fully broke-down and stored upside down for the winter as you described.  I'm going to use your suggestions.  The question now is whether to use something like JB-Weld, or West Systems epoxy, and possibly reinforcing with kevlar fluff, microfiber or other filler.  I will probably go ahead and treat the entire rail, then re-rivet using the 3/16x1/4 aluminum rivets.  I may also take doug's idea and move the rail enough to offset the old holes. I guess, I could remove the rail, fill the holes, and I still have enough Perfection epoxy paint to coat this repair.  It' a bit more work, but with the hull already disassembled, it won't be too bad.[/quote]

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