[Rhodes22-list] Pop top slider attachment bracket (pop top side)

[Ric Stott]

I have a standard most as well - at lease so far - Ii’m building a new IMF mast for next season.
Anyway- my existing pop top connector is made of stainless steel,2 pieces bent 90º
I”ll try to remember to take a picture of it. 
I  made a mast slider piece out of Delrin and a  mast slot guide from Defender.
I did, over the summer, successfully get Charles  Gabriel at GB to sell me new parts for the IMF guts, including a new  Pop-top connector to fit the IMF mast slot.
I will need all new shrouds - if anyone has spare shrouds to sell - let me know please. 
A new set from Dwyer is about $900+ 
R 



Richard F. Stott, AIA, LEED AP 
ric at stottarchitecture.com
O -631-283-1777
C- 516-965-3164



> On Sep 5, 2023, at 11:45 AM, DAVID BERG via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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> Rhodies,
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> Does anyone have a good idea for fabricating a new bracket that holds the
> pop top (pop top side)? I recently broke mine as I forgot to release it
> before lowering the mast. I thought I could just use DAP epoxy and clamp it
> overnight, but that did not hold at all. The material appears to be HDPE and
> is very brittle.
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> I can probably purchase a chuck of HDPE and cut/drill a new bracket, but am
> wondering if anyone has a better idea for material or method? Photo
> attached. Note that the photo also shows the chamfered holes for the mast
> step tabernacle that I recently repaired. I used the method recommended by
> West Systems reported in a previous thread. This ended up working great, as
> far as I can tell. 
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> Thanks,
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> David Berg
> 
> Blue Loon, Rhodes 22 1996/2003 
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> Minneapolis, MN
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