tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post242365956643927068..comments2023-05-30T00:49:33.861-07:00Comments on Alberg 30 sailboat project: Old RivetsDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07034740563362780956noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-89899119832459527032012-02-12T15:31:23.970-08:002012-02-12T15:31:23.970-08:00anytime, glad I could help :-)anytime, glad I could help :-)Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034740563362780956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-66825966397807359612012-02-10T19:36:15.899-08:002012-02-10T19:36:15.899-08:00replaced rivets and cross bolted the spreader sock...replaced rivets and cross bolted the spreader sockets. thank you for the helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-26861222524539407652012-01-28T17:01:48.700-08:002012-01-28T17:01:48.700-08:00oh the bolts were 1/4 inch and I cant remember wha...oh the bolts were 1/4 inch and I cant remember what length I used, I took three sizes I think 4-1/2 inches might have been it but I cant be sure.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034740563362780956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-63631330274157751522012-01-28T17:00:23.253-08:002012-01-28T17:00:23.253-08:00My pleasure, thanks for the heads up on the spread...My pleasure, thanks for the heads up on the spreader sockets! I will have a good look at those when I go aloft again.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034740563362780956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-91300646940870296402012-01-28T05:10:19.026-08:002012-01-28T05:10:19.026-08:00Thank you, this helps. i have some small gaps as w...Thank you, this helps. i have some small gaps as well. do you happen to remember what size bolts you ended up using? a bit of FYI, i took my spreaders off and found the holes where the attach to the socket wollowed out. this cause the spreader to start rubbing on the bottom of the socket. while my spreaders only had a little wear, i have read on A30 site where it cause someone to be disasted. i am having sleeves put in my spreader at the machine shop so that should take car of the rubbing. thank you again for all the helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-54942714260243301652012-01-27T18:40:05.741-08:002012-01-27T18:40:05.741-08:00Sounds identical to what I have. Between the stain...Sounds identical to what I have. Between the stainless plate and the mast is a contoured aluminum "shim", contoured to the mast curvature and flat where the stainless plate is against it. First thing I did was use a large C clamp and clamped the top to remove the gap (mine had worked loose) and keep things in place when I drilled out the rivets. Before drilling I did some eyeballing and measuring to make sure the holes would line up for a thru-bolt before drilling. They looked good so I drilled out one set of rivets (one each side of the mast), applied a liberal amount of Tef-Gel to the bolt and thru-bolted it. It took some wiggling to get it lined up but it went fairly easily. make sure to use a bolt that is not threaded all the way down to the head. A bolt with a shoulder is much stronger. With the mast down its easy. Aloft I took a few different lengths with me to ensure I had the right one. A couple washer and a nylock lock-nut completed the assembly.<br />Cheers, Don<br />PS happy to help, feel free to ask with any questions.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034740563362780956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-77925908812015148832012-01-26T18:43:00.996-08:002012-01-26T18:43:00.996-08:00thank you, i have the same setup. stainless spread...thank you, i have the same setup. stainless spreader sockets, if i may ask, how did you thru bolt it? I have a large 1/2 bolt though the center of the 2 plates, that seem to hold the 2 plates to the mast pad then the mast. i have 4 rivets in each that i guess would keep the plates and lower shroud tangs straight. if this sounds like your arrangement how did you through bolt the plates. BTW i really appreciate the help as i am new to boat repair. thank you for the helpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-80500336155632419182012-01-26T17:14:53.001-08:002012-01-26T17:14:53.001-08:00I replaced the missing sail-track rivets with alum...I replaced the missing sail-track rivets with aluminum as i didn't have any stainless ones available at the time and needed to move my boat to a different marina while they rebuild the marina I was in. Stainless is preferred and I will be swapping them out when I can. If you have the mast down and the track off; its recommended to apply rubber or plastic tape to the back of the sail track to act as a gasket and keep the stainless and aluminum apart. Tef-Gel is an excellent product, I use it on every fastener and recommend it.<br />My spreader sockets are round and welded to plates that were fastened to the mast with rivets. I drilled out the rivets and thru bolted the plates with stainless fasteners with a liberal coating of Tef-Gel.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034740563362780956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-19052239186490747142012-01-26T09:42:44.368-08:002012-01-26T09:42:44.368-08:00did you use stainless or aluminum rivets, i have m...did you use stainless or aluminum rivets, i have my mast down and while i dont have any bad ones, probaly good idea to swap them, many people recommended stainless, i am thinking of going this route with tel-gel applied. do you have rond spreader sockets...thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-34991994516467368942012-01-19T13:36:36.164-08:002012-01-19T13:36:36.164-08:00I sure hope so!I sure hope so!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07034740563362780956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669813322874788478.post-80711496092631298192012-01-18T05:14:20.591-08:002012-01-18T05:14:20.591-08:00those new rivets should hold until you are 80 year...those new rivets should hold until you are 80 years old... :DBruce, de cuz.noreply@blogger.com