[Rhodes22-list] Update on IMF outhaul/furling running rigging changes made over the winter

[Reuben Mezrich]

I've taken out, and replaced, a few screws on the boom and they look like
simple sheet metal screws (i.e. threads all the way to the head). Having
few mechanical skills and with a high degree of laziness I"m going to go
with metal screws, probably the "self-tapping" variety. I'll report on the
outcome. Probably do the work next week since our club is racing this week
(its good to be in Florida!)
--Reuben
Reuben Mezrich
Pelican Cove in Sarasota and Back Bay, Boston
Cell: 410-499-8922


On Tue, Dec 7, 2021 at 9:18 PM Jesse Shumaker <
jesse.laten.shumaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> I decided to tap the threads because of my experience the prior summer when
> I added more small cleats to the bottom of the boom.  That time I drilled
> pilot holes and used stainless sheet metal screws but it was hard to avoid
> stripping them.  That inspired me to get a tap and die set (an excuse for
> more tools!) and give that a try.  I may have done more work than
> necessary, which often seems to be the case :)
>
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2021, 8:09 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm pretty sure that's what I did, or I might have even used wood screws.
> >
> > I probably got the idea that this would be OK because every piece of
> > hardware attached to the mast or boom that was put in place by General
> > Boats that I have removed was attached by screws, not bolts. I can
> identify
> > with the notion that because tapping threads into the boom is more work,
> it
> > must be the better solution, but I'm not at all certain that's actually
> > true.
> >
> > Also, I don't know if it's significant that in this case the forces
> > applied to the screws (or bolts) would be sheer, not tension (I think I'm
> > using those terms correctly).
> >
> > Perhaps Roger would care to comment.
> >
> > --Peter
> >
> > > On 2021-12-07, at 18:49:55 EST, Reuben Mezrich wrote:
> > >
> > > Glad you mentioned this… I was just going to use sheet mettal screws
> > >
> > > Reuben Mezrich
> > > Cell: 410-499-8922
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>