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Author:	alfred_new [ Sun Nov 02, 2008 6:04 pm ]
Post subject:	mast rivets
Both of my mast rivets (are there more?) look like this. How big a concern is this?

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Author:	wannahobie [ Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:19 pm ]
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If any rivets look like that, I would replace them. That one pictured is probably not doing much. Probably got that way from repeated mast stepping stresses. Good project for the upcoming spring!

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Author:	KyleJHangsleaze [ Sun Nov 02, 2008 11:12 pm ]
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You should definitely replace that. It is extremely easy to do. All you have to do is drill out the existing rivet and replace it with the new one. A rivet gun and rivets cost me $20. It is a cheap and accessible repair and necessary at the base of the mast.

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Author:	wannahobie [ Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:45 am ]
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Just make sure you use the recomended rivets. Check out the parts diagrams in the Hobie catalog (8010131 monel). Don't use standard aluminum rivets, they may not be strong enough, stainless steel rivets could couse galvanic corrosion. Yes, very easy to do, the hardest part (for me) is to squeeze that rivet tool closed!

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Author:	swampcreek [ Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:21 pm ]
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Yeah, squeezing that tool is a hoot! I did my jib cleat rivets this past summer and when the rivet set and the gun snapped free it jerked up and hit me in the face. I quickly looked around and saw none of the neighbors had seen this so I picked up my bent glasses and retreated to the garage for frosty refreshment.

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Author:	Sail Revolution [ Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:58 pm ]
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Someone asked, I forgot where, but here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Af7Q58FRk

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