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Re: Other: Mast & Sails
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/25/2007, 1:34 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Mast & Sails (Mike Savage)

: Hi John,
: How far do those spring butons stick out in use, and are they solid or hollow
: where it goes through the alu?
: If it's solid, you could file it down to level with the outside of the mast.
: It won't be as 'secure' as original but the downhaul will keep it from
: moving verticaly anyway.

: I've found that even a small thing like a rivet will snag, usually at the
: most critical moments, unless you use beaded parrels.

: Mike Savage
: South West Cork

Hi Mike,

They are hollow, stamped when made from fairly thin spring steel. Used to use these things by the thousands, wish now I'd kept some of the extras I had left over, but tossed them, probably had a couple thousand left.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Mast & Sails *Pic*
John Monroe -- 11/22/2007, 3:52 am
About your sail *LINK*
Dave G -- 11/23/2007, 8:57 pm
Re: About your sail
John Monroe -- 11/24/2007, 4:38 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Charlie -- 11/23/2007, 8:11 pm
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
John Monroe -- 11/24/2007, 4:08 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Bill Hamm -- 11/25/2007, 1:47 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Charlie -- 11/24/2007, 12:46 pm
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Mike Savage -- 11/24/2007, 3:19 pm
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Charlie -- 11/24/2007, 6:05 pm
Re: Other: Sails *LINK*
Daren -- 11/24/2007, 3:01 pm
Re: Other: Sails
Charlie -- 11/24/2007, 5:50 pm
Re: Other: Sails *Pic*
John Monroe -- 11/25/2007, 3:55 am
Re: Other: Sails
Charlie -- 11/25/2007, 10:11 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2007, 2:54 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails *LINK*
Daren -- 11/23/2007, 10:10 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
John Monroe -- 11/25/2007, 4:08 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
John Monroe -- 11/24/2007, 4:30 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2007, 2:43 am
Re: another sail website *NM* *LINK*
Daren -- 11/23/2007, 9:20 pm
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Bill Hamm -- 11/23/2007, 1:26 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails *LINK*
John Monroe -- 11/23/2007, 6:03 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2007, 2:48 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Bill Hamm -- 11/24/2007, 2:38 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
John Monroe -- 11/24/2007, 4:26 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Bill Hamm -- 11/25/2007, 1:32 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Mike Savage -- 11/24/2007, 6:26 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
John Monroe -- 11/25/2007, 2:50 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Mike Savage -- 11/25/2007, 7:35 am
Re: Other: Mast & Sails *LINK*
TOM RAYMOND -- 11/27/2007, 12:41 pm
Re: Other: Mast & Sails
Bill Hamm -- 11/25/2007, 1:34 am