I am redoing my boom and found that aluminum rivets that are 30plus years old are as good as when they went in. The ss contact with them did not cause any corrosion. I prefer aluminum pop rivets because they are strong enough and any corrosion will be seen outside the boom since the aluminum/ss contact happens where you can see it. Tom B On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 5:53 PM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
I'll second the question about attaching hardware to boom.
My mainsheet block attachment point on the boom appears to have been moved forward. There are two sets of what I take to be prior attachment points aft of where it is now. I want to put it back to original location. The stainless strap that the block mounts to looks to be riveted on using aluminum rivets.
Also I have multiple reef point hardware on the boom, curious to compare current mounting method to others' experiences.
cheers, John S.
On 10/21/2015 01:39 PM, Tyler Backman wrote:
I am planning to add an outhaul and second reef point hardware to my M15, and have some questions:
-What is the recommended way to mount hardware to the boom? I don't want to have stainless rivets fail from galvanic corrosion. I've thought about using plastic shoulder bushings and bolts, but that wouldn't let the hardware mount perfectly flush.
-Does anyone have hardware recommendations for the reef point and outhaul?
-Is an internal outhaul worthwhile?
Sincerely, Tyler Davis, CA M15 #157 "Defiant"
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