I have some work to do on my boom and mast which will involve removing rivets and re-riveting, etc. I'm looking for advice.
1) How do I remove rivets safely and without messing the holes up?
2) What are your recommendations for rivet guns and rivets?
I have a Ranger 24 that I'm re-commissioning so it's not a huge boat with big loads or anything but I want to do it right. The first project is straightening out the boom control
rigging stuff (vang, outhaul, reefing, etc) and I need to get the cap off to re-
rig the outhaul. The second thing is taking out a sheeve box at the base of the mast and replacing the broken sheeve (6 riviets hold the current box in)
I searched the forums, but couldn't find advice on rivet removal.