[quote=gahamby][quote]If we are talking a mast head plug, ie Hobie, Nacra etc, from legacy boats, or a mast base, realize there are essentially no dynamic lads on the part. The rivets only serve to hold the part in place, same goes for the end cap of a H18 boom.[/quote]
Ed I'm going to have to disagree with you there on the mast head. At least on a Super Cat. The main halyard shiv hangs over the back of the mast. When hoisting the main there is quite a bit of load. Once you drop the ring into the hook there is quite a bit of load there. One of our sailors on the Lower Potomac just had the rivets tear out of his original Aussie hook while under sail. He'll be thru bolting his new hook. Me personally, I like my stuff "screwed and glued".
Silicone is ok for a sealer, not so much an an adhesive. But hey, to each his own[/quote]
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