[Public-List] Rivet for mast rail

[Anders Bro]

If you Google "Cherry rivets" or "Textron rivets" , you will find lots of
stuff. Their CR 3553-6-xx Is a slightly oversized monel rivet that you
might want to consider. I bought a bunch on eBay at a very nice price. They
have flat head (sort of looking like a flat head wood screw) and domed head
rivets. The xx number is the thickness of the pieces being riveted
together. The -6- designation is the rivet/hole diameter (for which there
is a tight tolerance). These rivets are much nicer than the usual ones, and
result in a sealed core as opposed to the more readily available pop
rivets. I would urge you to research it a little bit, as it was a bit more
involved than I ever thought when I started to reinstall the whole track on
my mast.

Anders

On Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 5:12 AM Eric Chavigny via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> Thanks for the information!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 29, 2019, at 00:24, Marcelo D. Gentinetta via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Eric,
> > I just changed 3 rivets on the mast track approximately 2/3 up the mast.
> The rivet size in stainless is 3/16 diameter with a grip size of
> 0.158"-0.236”. You have to drill out the old rivet using a 13/64” bit. I
> used a heavy duty rivet gun with the long handles. I tried using the
> regular, one handed kind of rivet gun that is usually sold in most hardware
> stores but found I wasn’t strong enough to pop those hard SS rivets.
> > I hope this helps,
> > Marcelo
> > #441 Alegría
> >
> >> On Jul 28, 2019, at 5:38 PM, Eric Chavigny via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> A short section of our mast rail for the main sail is slightly separate
> from the mast and I want to remove the rivet redo it so the rail is fully
> seated on the mast.
> >>
> >> Anyone know the rivet size for these?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Dimanche Matin #541
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
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