I'm currently installing a 6ft spinnaker pole track on the mast.
Drilling/tapping the 20, 5/16" holes was harder than I thought (mast raised on floating boat). If the drill bit walks just a bit, the hole alignment can be challenging over the course of 20 holes. In the end, I got all the screws to fit, but I had to enlarge about 5 of the holes in the track itself (by 1/64 - 1/32) to get the alignment right.
I have both Tef-Gel and Dura-lac in the tool kit, so I can use either one when installing the screws. I keep reading that Dura-Lac is very hard to work with. Was wondering why that is. I know Tef-Gel is easy. Is one preferred in a "permanent" application such as this?
Drilling/tapping the 20, 5/16" holes was harder than I thought (mast raised on floating boat). If the drill bit walks just a bit, the hole alignment can be challenging over the course of 20 holes. In the end, I got all the screws to fit, but I had to enlarge about 5 of the holes in the track itself (by 1/64 - 1/32) to get the alignment right.
I have both Tef-Gel and Dura-lac in the tool kit, so I can use either one when installing the screws. I keep reading that Dura-Lac is very hard to work with. Was wondering why that is. I know Tef-Gel is easy. Is one preferred in a "permanent" application such as this?
