Morning forumites……sail question

[Sea-Fever]

I’m afraid I don’t have a picture….

At the head of my mainsail the halyard attaches through a triangular aluminium plate which is riveted through the sail itself. Some of the rivets have corroded and come loose and need replacing to extend the life of the sail.

I say rivet, but not in a pop rivet sense. They are hollow flanged jobs that I can’t seem to find. Does anyone know of a source or name for these little beggars?

Thanks

Dan

 

[Slipstream 34]

Aluminium Button / Dome Head Solid Rivets 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm Metric | eBay

 

[Sea-Fever]

Aluminium Button / Dome Head Solid Rivets 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm Metric | eBay

Thanks I think they might do the job but they aren’t the same as the originals which are hollow cylinders that are flanged at the ends

 

[Martin_J]

Semi tubular rivets for headboards...

www.contender.co.uk rivets

 

[Martin_J]

Or the full tubular stainless..
Page 42 below shows the difference

https://www.rutgerson.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Sail-Hardware.pdf

 

[neil_s]

Perhaps some stainless nuts and bolts would be a temporary solution - cut the unused threaded portions off flush with the nut so that there are no sharp edges to damage the sail when furled.

 

[Sea-Fever]

Or the full tubular stainless..
Page 42 below shows the difference

https://www.rutgerson.se/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Sail-Hardware.pdf

View attachment 133422

Ah….a headboard, you learn something new every day. Thank you ? I see the tubular rivets come in at about 8p plus VAT.

…..and then there are the tools, which are somewhat…er….pricier.

 

[William_H]

Perhaps some stainless nuts and bolts would be a temporary solution - cut the unused threaded portions off flush with the nut so that there are no sharp edges to damage the sail when furled.

Agreed but not temporary and bash the ends of the screws over to stop them undoing. ol'will

 

[DownWest]

Semi tubular rivets for headboards...

www.contender.co.uk rivets

Thanks for that, saved me looking, I need to take the headboard off to replace the top panel of sailcloth.

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Agreed but not temporary and bash the ends of the screws over to stop them undoing. ol'will

This is what I’d do, bearing in mind most of us have a box of stainless bolts on board already.