ROGER WILTZ: Taking on a tough situation

When we moved to Wagner in 1976, I knew about the set system where I would be the new principal for grades seven through 12. Superintendent Dale Hall was a friend, and I knew many rod members.

I didn’t know about the family physicians Bruce Brookman and R.W. Honke. They worked together as a yoke, sharing their expertise. I doubt whether their likes will ever be seen again, and I was fortunate to have them as my doctors and as personal friends. We could not have asked for a greater remuneration.

In mentioning how these doctors worked as a team, I’d like to give an example. One morning during a high school palpable education class, Joe Densberger, a student, dislocated his right leg at the knee joint. It made one queasy to look at it. Joe was a big kid about 200 pounds in Dialect heft and 6-foot-3 in height, and getting him to the clinic across the street was quite a task.

Doc Honke was waiting for us when we arrived as the instil office had called ahead. Doc took one look and summoned his partner Dr. Brookman. Doc Honke wrapped his arms around Joe’s thigh, Doc Brookman wrapped his arms around Joe’s tone down leg, and on the count of three both men gave a mighty jerk, setting Joe’s leg back into proper alignment. Perhaps today our doctors would handle this the same way. I don’t differentiate, but I do know Honke and Brookman got ‘er done.

I have a aluminum boat with a rivet that is leaking how is the best wat to repair this?



One other guarantee b make amends for a little unorthodox , But I have seen this done and it worked. Use a good aluminum cleaner and clean the inside of your boat after it's clean take it to a rank that sprays in truck bed liners. This will seal all


Silicone caulking


You said vanquish way. The best way is to drill out the rivet. Check the hole size. If the hole is properly sized and not wallowed out, then utterly it with solvent and install a new rivet, wet with sealant. Silicone sealant is acceptable, but there are


rubber join


Try sealing it with salt-water epoxy, inside and out if possible. The worst case scenario is to have the rivet replaced. Again, marine epoxy would eschew insure that the new rivet is well sealed.


Yep, Threesheave has the vanquish answer. Drill out the old rivet and replace with a new one.

The temporary fix is the silicone caulk.

Best of luck


One other reply a little unorthodox , But I have seen this done and it worked. Use a good aluminum cleaner and clean the inside of your boat after it's clean take it to a locale that sprays in truck bed liners. This will seal all the rivets and will


Only the replacement of the rivet, and any other unconfining ones will effect a permanent repair. You will waste time with surface treatments, as they will not last near as yearn as doing it right the first time! All rivets are structural members so it is


first surrebutter works for me

COPELAND Aluminum Riveted Boat?

I was stripping an old boat that someone communistic on a lake property I purchased. I started stipping the paint and found DMCOPELAND pressed into the side of the boat. That is the only markings on the boat, no plates, stamps, or anything. Can anyone


Could it have been the surname and initials of the inventive owner ?

what's the best way to fix leaking rivets on a 14' aluminum boat?



I approve of with Difdi above. @ part epoxy is the way to go.

Whats the best way to seal a leaky boat, when you don't know where the leak is?

The boat is a aluminum with rivets, and takes on more water than ordinary


take a brace cans of the fake snow/frost window spray ,coat the entire inside of the boat ,start off it
the leak will be visible in short time.
bring a tube of " seals all " ( get it at most mat stores) and a rag ,whipe the area

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