| Rivet Size #127710 01/03/08 04:35 PM 01/03/08 04:35 PM |
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Posts: 291 | I got a low cost Tiger mast for my 18SX <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> but I have to reattach all of the hounds, tangs etc. I found a company that offers closed end blind rivets that are suppose to eliminate water seapage into the mast. My question is rather to use 1/4 or 3/8 inch long rivets. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I second the 3/8...A short rivet won't work in a long hole...but a long rivet (within reason) will work in a short hole.
"hat"? What's that? If the cherry rivets are sealed, why use the hat?
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#127714 01/04/08 12:26 PM 01/04/08 12:26 PM |
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | You need to be cautious using rivets in carbon. The compression & expansion force can lead to cracking of the laminate around the hole. Drilling & tapping for a suitable sized machine bolt works quite well in even thin carbon. I use thickened epoxy in the tapped hole and around the base of the fitting for extra insurance.
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | You need to be cautious using rivets in carbon. The compression & expansion force can lead to cracking of the laminate around the hole. Drilling & tapping for a suitable sized machine bolt works quite well in even thin carbon. I use thickened epoxy in the tapped hole and around the base of the fitting for extra insurance. Tiger mast is aluminum. are the hats plastic?
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | Jake, I was replying to Dave's post re. his carbon mast on the HT. You need to be cautious using rivets in carbon. The compression & expansion force can lead to cracking of the laminate around the hole. Drilling & tapping for a suitable sized machine bolt works quite well in even thin carbon. I use thickened epoxy in the tapped hole and around the base of the fitting for extra insurance. Tiger mast is aluminum. are the hats plastic?
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Jake, I was replying to Dave's post re. his carbon mast on the HT. You need to be cautious using rivets in carbon. The compression & expansion force can lead to cracking of the laminate around the hole. Drilling & tapping for a suitable sized machine bolt works quite well in even thin carbon. I use thickened epoxy in the tapped hole and around the base of the fitting for extra insurance. Tiger mast is aluminum. are the hats plastic? Ahaaha...skimming bites me again.
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Posts: 461 Victoria, Oztralia | Hi All
I don't know a lot about the monel v stainless rivets, but I'm sure that the monel rivets are strong enough, its what Goodalls use and recommend, and they are a hell of lot easier to drill out, if need be, more drill bit friendly.
I worked casually at the fibreglass factory when I was younger, and they used rivets there when making water tanks, when they popped they split out into 4 sections and set like a anchor, I don't know if something like that could work with carbon masts, they were stainless steel.
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Posts: 713 WA, ID, MT | Thanks Mike, I wondered about the possibility of rivets damaging the mast or pulling thru. Although the bail is currently riveted on. I like the drill and tap idea, seems I could suspend the mast horizontally, poke some epoxy up into the hole, run the screws in, and with luck the epoxy could settle around the threads, increasing the contact area. I've also considered replacing the ss bail with a loop of Vectran from mast track to mast track, any thoughts?
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Monel is between stainless and aluminum in strength but it is usually chosen because it is slightly lower on the galvanic scale...which means it will have slightly less of a corrosive action on aluminum. It is quite a bit more expensive than stainless steel.
Personally, I feel that the difference between a stainless rivet and a monel rivet aren't worth the difficulty in finding (and buying) the monel. However, Monel doesn't apply quite as much compressive pressure on the components being riveted - so in the case of riveting composites, I would go monel.
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Hi All
I don't know a lot about the monel v stainless rivets, but I'm sure that the monel rivets are strong enough, its what Goodalls use and recommend, and they are a hell of lot easier to drill out, if need be, more drill bit friendly.
I worked casually at the fibreglass factory when I was younger, and they used rivets there when making water tanks, when they popped they split out into 4 sections and set like a anchor, I don't know if something like that could work with carbon masts, they were stainless steel.
Regards Those are bulb rivets or peel rivets - used for fastening brittle or soft materials together. I replaced the tang on the Team Seacats I20 carbon mast and used the factory sealed rivets (Monel I believe). I was careful to not heat up the carbon when drilling out the original rivets by keeping a small stream of water on the rivet head I was drilling. Installation went very easily - I would really be hesitant to tap carbon and install a screw.
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | Since the loading on the bail is nearly perpendicular to the bolts, all the loading is in shear. Therefore the threads in the carbon are taking a low loading, so tapping and bolting for the bail are not a big concern. Yes, adding some epoxy (I like to thicken it with high density filler in this type of application) will help. Using a bit of line does work for a bail...but I would not select Vectran as it does chaff (spin halyard strop rubs back & forth on the bail while loaded) and is more UV sensitive than Spectra (like Amsteel...I find it best for good chaff resistance). The best way to install a line for the bail is to drill 4 holes, 2 per side, vertically spaced about 1" apart on the track. The holes Either the top pair or bottom pair should be about where you want the bail to locate. Pass the line through one hole and fish it through the adjacent hole on the same side of the track. Tie a stopper knot on the end you just passed out the hole. Run the loose end around the front of the mast and repeat the line feed through the two holes, tying off another stopper on the final end. You will now have a bail loop on the front of the mast without drilling holes in the sealed section of the mast. Plus, no knots inside the sail track to foul the mainsail bolt rope. Also very easy to replace the line when needed. I used to run a line bail on my Alu Tmast. The Carbon mast for the T has a stainless bail installed. So, I run amsteel for the strop and further protect it from wear by wrapping it with UHMW plastic tape. Mike. Thanks Mike, I wondered about the possibility of rivets damaging the mast or pulling thru. Although the bail is currently riveted on. I like the drill and tap idea, seems I could suspend the mast horizontally, poke some epoxy up into the hole, run the screws in, and with luck the epoxy could settle around the threads, increasing the contact area. I've also considered replacing the ss bail with a loop of Vectran from mast track to mast track, any thoughts?
Dave
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | Yes, the line from above that runs under the bail and ends with the halyard block. The strop is anchored to the mast using an eye strap less than 1/2 the distance to mast top. The strap on the alu mast is rivetted. The Carbon mast has an interesting setup...the strap is set so only the eye protrudes out of the mast, the rest is inside. Looks like they ground out a small section, passed the strap into the mast so that only the ends remain inside, rivetted & gobbed it all up with epoxy. Looks very solid...just hope I never need to replace it! My carbon mast came with a light weight Harken "Ti-Lite" 29mm block fitted. After hearing from other Tdrivers about these blocks blowing up at load (due to the way the strop line is rigged through the block itself...leading to the sides prying apart), I went with a hi-load harken with sheave made for wire line. Pretty much bullet proof, low weight and price. Personally, I like the stainless bail on the carbon mast...my alu mast had a line bail and I always worried about it wearing out. It never did after 3+ seasons of heavy racing...but the worry never left me :-) Thanks Mike! By strop, are you refering to the line from the top of the mast that supports the hlyd blk? Which blk would you recommend there(assuming a hlyd tapered to 1/8")? How are you attaching the strop to the mast? So which bail would you recommend, move the ss one already on the mast, or go with the Amsteel?
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Posts: 1,200 Vancouver, BC | Strop under the bail with block below. All top Tboats are rigged this way.
Eliminating the bail and going with block off the eyestrap will create a rotation force in the mast and a strange twist in the head of the sail if mast is well rotated at or near 90 degrees.
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