drilling

Am I missing something? There are lost of threads about internal halyards on this site. Am I missing something or are the only things involved. 1 drill holes for the halyards to leave the sheaves and enter the mast. Anti-chafing at hole. 2 a clear path down the mast for halyards 3...

On my restoration of my e28+, I would like to drill and tap a few holes in the boom, mast and possibly the spreaders to install new running rigging. I have also seen other masts with holes drilled at the bottom to allow water to drain. I cautious about drilling and tapping too many holes for...