Try Lanocote - recc. by the man that built my mast Buzz Ballenger. GO In a message dated 3/1/2009 10:27:00 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, seagray@embarqmail.com writes: I live in on coast in NC. Pretty harsh salt environment. When I put on the hardware for reefing I too labored over what was the best solution. We all know aluminum and stainless steel (ss) plus salt water make great 8th grade science projects and I didn't want Seafrog to be one. I tried to find monel pop rivets. And if I do, that will be my first choice. But in the meantime I used SS screws. I can't remember off hand the exact size, but appear to be about 1/4". I was told by a boat yardee to use locktite on the threads. He said that it would help to keep it obviously from coming loose but it also served as a barrier between the aluminum and SS. I've heard of a product from the UK that you can put on screw threads that make a better barriier. Ducolac or Duraloc or something like that. Maybe someone on this board may know the name. On the cheek blocks I made some insulating shields made from milk bottle plastic . Instead of cam cleats I use regular cleats. I had cam cleats on my previous boat and it never failed that everytime I raised the main one of the reefing lines would get jammed accidently. I would make a mental note to make sure all the reefing lines were slack before I raised the main but.... So I decided to use regular cleats. I use the merlin black ones. I run the reefing line through the hole in the base of the cleat with a stopper knot. It makes things pretty simple, uncluttered and doesn't jam. But the important thing is that you are getting in that extra reefing point. Have fun and any solution that gets your sail up and down and is intuitive to you is a great solution. Fair winds (not these %^$#$ March winds!) Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "W David Scobie" <wdscobie@yahoo.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 10:57 PM Subject: M_Boats: attaching new boom hardware
Mboaters:
I've purchased a new main for SCRED, my M15. This sail has two reef points so I'm in the process of setting up the boom to for the necessary second line.
For attaching the second eye strap, bullet block and clamcleat I'm looking for opinions -
aluminum rivet the items in place (as done with the other hardware); or, stainless steel screw the items in place?
If riveting in place, what 'grip length' for the rivet?
If screwing in place, what length of screw?
I've seen in other's posts to use 'never-seize' to avoid problems between stainless fittings and the aluminum. In the local hardware store i've found 'anti-seize' by PERMATEX. Are these the same products?
Dave Scobie M15 #288 – SCRED visit Scred's www-site: http://www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred
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