[quote=pknapp66]curious why they can machine taper sleeves and not taper pins? Are the oversize Hobie pins not available?
What size are you looking for? Mcmaster carr shows threaded taper pins up to and over 1 inch. Your idea
should work since you plan to leave the boat stretched. It will be a bit of a pain removing the tapered sleeves as you will have to try and drive them out from the inside. I would not get too hung up on the tapers matching
perfectly. I would find a tapered reamer and try and match the sleeves to it. The soft aluminum crossbars
will allow the taper to set in. I don't know if Hobie matched the pins with tapered holes. Try asking over
on the Hobie forum you might get an answer. Sounds like you have some creative ideas to solve this problem.
[url]https://www.mcmaster.com/taper-pins[/url][/quote]
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