Hello Jeff, I would use a stainless tang. That's the way it's been done since I can remember. If corrosion is a concern you can use "Lanocote" as a barrier between the parts. You could also use a nylon or rubber washer to increase separation. Since it's the forstay tang, just remove the masthead and bolt through and use a locknut- everything is well within reach. Or check Your masthead casting, there may be two holes that You could push a pin through. Mount a jaw toggle to that and You have an attachment point for the forestay. Just make sure You have a pin that fits snug through the holes on the masthead casting and also fits the Jaw Toggle. If You want I could go out and take a picture of My masthead then email it to You.
Part # for Jaw Toggles Scheaffer 93-65 Alex DJT-10 Have fun with Your project! and feel free to ask questions if you think any of this was helpful. Mark Escovedo M17F/D #103 "AMY" --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "Chris and Jeff Packer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <[email protected]> Subject: M_Boats: mast question Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 06:56:35 -0700 Any advice on mounting a cast aluminum tang for a forestay to my aluminum mast. A friend of mine says he always uses stainless steel machine screws and taps the holes into the aluminum mast when mounting hardware. I wondered about corrosion with Stainless and aluminum together. Is there any thread compound to use to help with this? What about pop rivets? Are they strong enough? and would I use aluminum or Stainless rivets? Any comments would be appreciated. Jeff _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
