Re: rivet holes
I would not do anything that may possibly make it harder to get the cap back on. Wrapping tape over the top edge may do exactly that. Are there really hundreds of them? What I did was once I placed the cap back on I then glassed the cap to the hull from the backside. If you are worried about thickness and something for the rivets to grab onto you can put several layers of glass. As for the rivet holes on the cap once it's back in place I'd just sand lightly and then wipe some cabosil over the holes and be done with it. You are gong to want to drill new holes anyway when you re-rivet. The rub rail will cover it all up. No one will ever see it. The hull to cap joint has been called "Every boat builders dirty little secret"
strick
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