Riveting repairs (photos)

[NB Esk]

Just for interest, a repair I did a while back.  Old riveted Dutch barge had been taking on water, turned out some rivets had let go and allowed a plate to spring.  One of the worst welding jobs I've done, whatever the joint had been caulked with, it certainly wasn't weld friendly.  Had to put in a sacrificial bead of weld, grind it out and then start again.

The rivets are the interesting bit though, after reasonable preparation I basically welded the heads back on.  Seems to have worked, he's not been back.

The repairs weren't what I would have liked to have done, I'd have liked to have done the job as it ought to have been but financial constraints meant the fella wanted it done as cheaply as possible.

 

 

[TheBiscuits]

On 15/06/2019 at 15:07, NB Esk said:

Seems to have worked, he's not been back.

That's one possibility ...