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Topic: burgee clip fitting

Posted By: pjds196
Subject: burgee clip fitting
Date Posted: 19 Jun 13 at 2:16pm

as simple as drill and rivet?

what can i drill into at the top of the mast? where should i put the clip?

Pete

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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 19 Jun 13 at 2:40pm

plastic, tin or wood spar?

Posted By: pjds196
Date Posted: 19 Jun 13 at 2:50pm

rs400 - ally

Posted By: RS400atC
Date Posted: 19 Jun 13 at 3:09pm

Originally posted by pjds196

as simple as drill and rivet?

what can i drill into at the top of the mast?.....

Pete

Try to avoid the halyard....

Both with the drill and also in terms of the halyard rubbing on screws or rivets.

You only need a couple of small fasteners, the metal is relatively thick, so small self tappers or even M3 or M4 tapped holes will work.

It's probably prefereable to drill in the side of the mast, not the weld?

Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 19 Jun 13 at 3:55pm

Or there's the old skool trick of bolting to the mainsail headboard, which means you never forget to put the burgee in before stepping the mast!

Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 19 Jun 13 at 4:03pm

It does introduce the old school trick of getting the halyard wrapped around it when you aren't paying attention and crushing the burgee though...

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Posted By: ex laser
Date Posted: 19 Jun 13 at 4:43pm

whats the best way with a carbon mast? any ideas welcome.

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Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 19 Jun 13 at 6:46pm

Originally posted by ex laser

whats the best way with a carbon mast? any ideas welcome.

Glue! If you can, never drill holes in carbon.

Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 19 Jun 13 at 9:06pm

having said that, if you've not got a mast head kite, the top 10cm of the leading edge of the mast is likely taking almost no load at all of any sort...

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