I believe the rivet idea is the best approach for your situation. You
aren't going to disassemble these every other year, right?
Cheers, Russ
Sweet 35 mk-1
At 08:30 PM 5/2/2018, you wrote:
Thanks, Josh. With seven exit plates, each with four mounting
holes, I can think of 28 reasons to not drill and tap each hole.
The original exit plates had six holes each (as opposed to the
current four), all of which were filled with aluminum screws (held
in place with epoxy) that were ground off at the surface before the
mast was repainted six or seven years ago. I have no interest in
undertaking that sort of job, which I believe to be unnecessary.
Backing nuts would be too difficult to hold in place to screw into
given the relatively small opening of the exit plate. Not practical.
I kind of like your rivet idea, and I forgot about JB Weld. Any
other thoughts out there?
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