dmoore58,I bought my rub rail kit about a month ago and rivets were supplied. I was able to use existing rivet holes. I believe the rivots require a #10 for new holes. I drilled rivets out with a # 12 drill bit. I ran tape around boat above rub rail and marked existing holes after old rail was off. I believe there were only 2 holes I could not reuse. Most of the rivets were spaced 4 inches apart except in corners, which were spaced 1-2 inches apart. Since there were a few extra rivets I added extras where my old rub rail was working loose. I laid my new rail out in the sun for about 20 minutes before install. It sure helped loosen it up. When I did corners I heated the rail with a heat gun (this really helped make it more flexible). One person can certainly do it, but an extra person would be nice. My neighbor helped me get started. We installed the front part on one side first with a couple of rivets. Then we stretched it as much as possible and riveted the back side. Then I just worked towards the front. Repeated process for the other side, then did the back corners.
