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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Hello from Oklahoma. I've got a mechanical
question for you. I suspect you Canadians will welcome the opportunity to
think sailing, since your ponds have frozen over by now, haven't
they?. Here goes....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> I need to attach a couple of "t" tracks to my
aluminum spars to mount a rigid vang -- one to the underside of the boom and one
to the aft side of the mast. A couple of questions: </DIV>
<DIV> First, what is the appropriate fastners to use, machine
screws or self-tapping screws? If I should use machine screws, will I have to
tap threads into the spar, or will the machine screws create their own threads
in the drilled hole? </DIV>
<DIV> Second, the track for the mast will attach over the luff
groove; should I just screw the track into the back of the luff groove, or is
there available some sort of tapped slug available that I can insert into the
groove and then screw the track into? </DIV>
<DIV> Suggestions, please. Thanks a lot. By the way, the
rigid vang is made/sold by Garhauer Marine. It's a <U>very </U>good piece
of equipment at about 1/3 the cost of comparable Harken, Shaefer, etc.
equipment.</DIV>
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<DIV>David Hyman</DIV>
<DIV>Tulsa, </DIV>
<DIV>SJ7.7 #161/SJ21 #1684 (I know, lots of 'em)<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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