[westva]

I am building HM 2003. Hurricane no longer uses aluminum on the outside of the foot boxes. I am thinking about making the aluminum panels and attaching them to the outside of the foot boxes. My plan is to attach them with 3/16 rivets. Is there any reason not to use the aluminum panels? Can I expect any problems such as the rivets not holding in the fiberglass tub? Should I use washers and/or a strip of aluminum on the inside of the tub to help hold the rivets from pulling through?

I do have the heat shield tape on the foot boxes.