Re: Bad mast raising experience - Rivets

From: SolarFry@aol.com
Date: Mon Apr 10 2000 - 13:07:46 PDT


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Only on the aluminum mast the base is attached to...

CATCH 22 ...

"You can't win my friend... You just can't win..." (Mechanic in movie Alien)

I still would use SS rivets on mast base, there is a lot of pressure on that
thing when you raise/lower mast... I don't know if aluminum is up to it..

Best
SF

In a message dated 4/10/00 11:03:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, etj@nwlink.com
writes:

<< Stainless pop rivets are available at marine stores and are desirable
because
 they are far stronger and you won't get galvanic corrosion on a stainless
mast
 step.
 http://www.nwlink.com
>>



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