Douglas
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Any particular reason against using alloy popers from B&Q (£!.50 per 100) instead of Monel (£2 for 4!) on low stress mast applications eg VHF mount?
Mast Pop rivets
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kingfisher
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Monel rivets: inner pin of stainless steel is isolated from the aluminium mantle: no galvanic corrosion
B&Q: no isolation
OK to use BQ when:
Fixation is away from salt water (i.e. top of mast, and even then)
Dose of sikaflex is applied when placing rivet
Obi-Wan
http://sirocco31.tripod.com
B&Q: no isolation
OK to use BQ when:
Fixation is away from salt water (i.e. top of mast, and even then)
Dose of sikaflex is applied when placing rivet
Obi-Wan
http://sirocco31.tripod.com
PeterGibbs
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Use B & Q only if you are about to sell the boat. If you value a job done properly I strongly advise using the right gear - monel. In your heart you think so too, don't you?
PWG
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Boathook
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For the few pounds involved I would use the correct rivets. Climbing up the mast is a pain and if the rivets fail it's bound to be when you really want to use the radio!