[Public-List] Leading lines aft (gregr at nethere.com)

[John Birch]

Drilled and tapped is the only way to go - don't forget to use TefGell or at 
least caulking on the bolt threads to prevent seizing and galvanic corrosion 
to the mast.

Best

John


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laughing Gull" <laughing_gull at verizon.net>
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Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] Leading lines aft (gregr at nethere.com)


> Schaeffer makes a cheek block and you can buy the separate Delrin spacer 
> to get it to match the curve of the mast. Most of the hardware folks make 
> a similar block
>
> I used 10-24 bolts drilled and tapped into the mast. I have little 
> experience with rivets, I would certainly no use aluminium ones. With the 
> headsails there is a fair bit of strain on those blocks.
>
> Jonathan Adams
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> On Mar 17, 2010, at 10:14 PM, gregr at nethere.com wrote:
>
> Jonathon,
>
> Thanks for the picts! How did you mount the check blocks to the mast? We 
> use
> aluminum pop rivets on a lot of the hardware for the Victory 21s I race. I
> don't think I would trust them on my Alberg. (I don't really trust them on
> the Victory's...)
>
> Greg
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