It looks like finally after a couple months, my whisker pole will arrive shortly. I need to install a mast pad-eye ring for the whisker pole. ( I didn't want to go through the expense of installing a track and I only have 1 headsail).
Most of the fittings on the boom and mast are rivets. Should I continue in that vein and use pop rivets or is it better to tap threads and use screws ? (I notice that some of the other threads here focus on using screws). How thick is the cross section of the front of the mast ? I'm guessing I can't just use self tapping screws as that might risk the point damaging halyards inside the mast ?
Thanks.
Most of the fittings on the boom and mast are rivets. Should I continue in that vein and use pop rivets or is it better to tap threads and use screws ? (I notice that some of the other threads here focus on using screws). How thick is the cross section of the front of the mast ? I'm guessing I can't just use self tapping screws as that might risk the point damaging halyards inside the mast ?
Thanks.