The mast exit plates on my 38 are held in place with aluminum pop rivets. Should I need to remove them, I’d use a small drill to drill out the center pin… which would not damage the mast at all. Be sure to use TefGel or some other anticorrosion material to inhibit corrosion between the rivets and the steel plates.
Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 9:11 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Matthew L. Wolford <wolf...@erie.net> Subject: Stus-List Stripped threads question Listers: Currently doing some mast work and needed to remove and reinstall a couple stainless steel exit plates. The plates are held in place with four stainless machine bolts (10-24 or thereabouts), which screw into threaded holes in the aluminum mast. I discovered that the threads were stripped in several of the holes – probably due to dissimilar metals. Aside from drilling and tapping new or larger holes (which I prefer to not do), is there some other way to reconstitute the threads to hold the screws in place. Strength is not really an issue. I was thinking about coating the screws in epoxy or something, but I figured someone on the list may know some other trick. Thanks in advance. Matt Wolford C&C 42 Custom Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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