C. O. Rhodes wrote:
I want to bag out a canoe with aluminum gunnels and I am thinking of using
marine grade stainless steel rivets. I have some hazy memories form school
that different metals, next to each other can cause corrosion, especially if
there is salt water about. Does anyone know whether it is OK to use steel
rivets in aluminum?

It probably depends on the type of stainless in the rivets. If you're
talking about off the shelf pop rivets, I would expect there to be a
corrosion problem.