Agreed, drill & tap, and use TefGel or something like it as an anti-seize.
Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Jan 29, 2016, at 4:28 PM, William Walker via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Eric, > I would be concerned that aluminum pop rivets wouldn't be strong enough. > They may be. I drilled and tapped for stainless, used antiseize. Have > removed one at a time yearly since just to check. All good. > Bill Walker > CnC 36 > Evening Star > Pentwater, Mi > > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail > > > > > On Friday, January 29, 2016 Eric Frank via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > > Just installing a Garhauer boom vang on Cat’s Paw this winter. Do you guys > recommend aluminum pop rivets - in case I ever need to remove it? In my > experience, SS screws tapped into the mast or boom hold fine but are a devil > to get out because of electrolysis. The pop rivets can just be drilled out. > > Eric Frank > Cat's Paw > C&C 35 Mk II > Mattapoisett, MA
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