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The Laser Boom - Bolt it up! (From the Rooster Archives)

By Mark Harper 2nd October 2020

If you have just acquired an old Laser/ILCA dinghy, this was the method of attaching the aft mainsheet block to the Laser/ILCA Boom... Back in the factory, this was quick, low cost way to attach most of the Lasers/ILCA fittings. However, pop rivets are renowned for 'stretching' and in areas of high load, such as the mainsheet block, the saddles holding the mainsheet blocks can unexpectedly fail (or rather the pop rivets). In addition due to the different metals and the presence of salt water, corrosion can occur in the area of the fittings and the attachment points. Below are...