Mikeandwife91

Hi guys, Mike here. I got the wife a 10ft. Pelican for Christmas (honest, that's what she wanted). I wanted to tell everyone about a tool out there that makes adding things to your boat a piece of cake. It is called a Rivnut Tool. It installs a threaded insert into the plastic (or metal) just like you were putting a pop rivet in there, except you can screw a bolt into it. You place a Rivnut in the tool and put it into a hole drilled the same size as the nut. You then squeeze the handle together like a rivet gun and it compresses the nut so that it sandwiches the plastic between the Rivnut. It cannot spin either. I have put a few things in such as an oar holder and rod holders without any screws going into just plastic. You can put a nut in as small as an 8-32 or as big as a 1/4". I use 10-24 and 1/4" for most of my stuff. I got mine at Mcmaster Carr, but Grainger carries them. Here in Ohio, I have seen them at Menards for about 15 bucks and that gives you a small amount of Rivnuts. Once you have one of those guns, you will find yourself using them all over the place. Hope this helps a few of you. Great pics on the post also. It gave me a few ideas on some more improvements on my wife's boat. Have a great time on the lake.