[quote=sierracat][quote]If they only do upholstery, it might not be a good choice. Someone who does awnings/biminis etc will understand what you are doing, the stresses on the tramp & have proper thread. A chap here who used to own a boat & awning business redid our entire 5.0 tramp for $40. Expect to pay more if they use Technora(sp?) thread.[/quote]
[quote] took mine to the local sail loft and they did a great job of restiching the whole thing and installing new hicking straps $60.[/quote]
No sail shops anywhere near me. I'm sure my local shop can handle it. They do boat covers and awnings etc.
[quote] I', going up to the lakehouse tomorrow, I'll see what's in the bin, I might be able to send you an entire package.[/quote]
Thanks, very kind of you.
[quote]I think it was just aluminum rivets to hold the casting to the rear beam, I remember they drilled off easy[/quote]
In my opinion, every rivet should be stainless or monel, unless through a very light duty fitting. Can't speak for what you've come across. I will be using all stainless 3/16 rivets on all my fittings. I've used aluminum for other non boat projects - they are very soft and weak.
[quote]Myself, I would suck it up & start drilling. Those old tracks are fairly high profile, the rivets would need to be close to 1" long. I think you also need countersunk heads that will end up flush with the track.[/quote]
No issues with time spent drilling - the 6061 cuts like butter with a good bit, especially step drills for the large access holes needed for a socket head. (Step drill bits are AWESOME!) I just keep pondering the sag in the old beam, and the amount of material taken out from the underside of the rear beam with all those 1/2-3/4in access holes. Structurally, I don't like it. Swiss cheese. But if that's the standard way, so be it. My beam tube is 50% thicker (0.125") so I shouldn't be concerned. They probably had some sort of accident to put the bow in the old rear beam anyway. I keep hearing rumors of previous owner's run-in with heavy snow pack one year, so that could explain a lot of things.
I will be using all the old SS countersunk machine screws/nuts that came with the old traveller track. Loctite is a good idea - I'll pick some up.[/quote]
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