Rich, When you drill the hole in your mast, consider using a bit called a 'uni-bit'. It is available in most industrial supply stores. It does a very good job on aluminum, and one bit can drill a variety of hole sizes as the hole sizes are stair-stepped about every 3/16ths of an inch. It drills a clean hole and you will not even gave to de-burr the hole. They come in two different sizes, with a different range of hole sizes for each. It is extermely effective in drilling holes in thin aluminum (.020 to .062). If you've ever tried drilling into sheet metal with a conventional twist bit, you will really appreciate the unibit. I keep one of each size in my toolbox in my hangar. Clarence Andrews M-17 Carpe Ventum Cassut Racer N9CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Cottrell" <rc2222@pacbell.net> To: "Montgomery Boats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.Xmission.com> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 7:48 PM Subject: M_Boats: Dwyer Mast
Received the mast tabernacle, pin assembly, and small halyrd organizer plate today for my M15. I'll have to have 4 new holes drilled in the organizer plate to match the tabernacle plate. Otherwise, it looks like it will work well. Oh, I'll also have to drill a new hole into the mast for the pin assembly, as Bob advised.
Rich Cottrell "Really"
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