[MPerry]

Wanted to resurrect this thread to find out how the cherrymax or olympic (bulb tite) rivets have been holding up. I have several rivets that need to be replaced where the sidewall sheets overlap. I know these bulb tite style rivets were designed for our applications but wonder if they have enough tensile strength for where the sheets over lap. I think the olympic bulb tite have a tensile of 250 lbs/sq ft and I was thinking about using closed end aluminum rivets with steel arbor rated at 450 lbs. Appreciate any thoughts on the two. (I am not that concerned with appearance). I was also considering 3/16 bulb tite which have 450 lbs tensile instead of the 5/32. My concerns are strength/durability and water tightness.