Myself, I am a big fan of STAINLESS STEEL pop rivets - the regular aluminum ones are prone to failure due to oxidation - especially in salt water. Stainless is a little harder to install (and drill out!) but very tenacious. Make sure you size the length of the rivet properly so that the shank of the "nail" extends about 1/4" beyond the back side of the boom thickness. If you are using a cheap, lightweight rivet gun, you risk breaking a handle, so be careful.
Blake Reimer M-15 IOTA _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
