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SteveG
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Initially Posted - 07/05/2009 :  17:44:13  Show Profile
Hi All,

Does anyone have an idea how the cleat on the mast for the main and jib are attached? One of the screws on the main cleat is loose and won't tighten. Any thoughts?

Thanks,

SteveG
Steve Gravel
Portsmouth, RI
C25 - 'Lady Jane'
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Rich G
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Response Posted - 07/05/2009 :  18:12:13  Show Profile
I believe it's just screwed into the aluminum mast. If it won't tighten, the threads in the mast could have stripped. You can fix it by over drilling out the current hole, threading the hole with a tapping bit and then using a larger screw.

Or you could take this opportunity to run the halyards back to the cockpit.
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SteveG
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Response Posted - 07/05/2009 :  18:36:24  Show Profile
I was afraid that was the case. If I redrill the hole, then I have to drill out the cleat as well. I don't want to lead them back to the cabin top. That would be a lot of work and new hardware/halyard/downhaul/lazyjack, etc. I ened up converting the jub halyard into the main halyard. I'm not using it because I have a roller furling now. Thanks for the reply.
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SteveG
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Response Posted - 07/05/2009 :  18:38:01  Show Profile
I guess I should have used spell check. ;^p
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 07/05/2009 :  19:49:50  Show Profile
Just rotate the cleat on the remaining good bolt and then drill and tap for a single new hole. In other words if the top bolt is good then rptate the cleat so that is now the bottom bolt. Drill and tap a new hole and you're done. Drilling and tapping an aluminum mast is not difficult and the tools are available at any hardware store.
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windsong
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Response Posted - 07/06/2009 :  05:46:23  Show Profile
Randy's right; tapping was not as hard as I had feared. I'd never tapped a hole before, much less in thin aluminum, and I was nervous about it. Guys on my dock were saying I was crazy to not use rivets. But I tapped 10 holes for my whisker pole track, and all 10 came out great. Just go slow, and don't overtighten the screw.
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Rich G
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Response Posted - 07/06/2009 :  08:35:29  Show Profile
You may also be able to re-tap the existing hole. You just need to be sure that the tap you're using matches the threads of the screw.
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SteveG
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Response Posted - 07/09/2009 :  19:04:48  Show Profile
Thanks, rotating the cleat and tapping another hole sounds like a good idea to me. I have tapped before, but it's been a while. I need to get the right hardware for the job.
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SEAN
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Response Posted - 07/10/2009 :  17:55:47  Show Profile
There is also a thread repair kit called a helli coil ..you can find it in a car store .
it comes with a drill tap and a couple stainless thread insert .
they are about 10 to $20
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