Give these people a go.....
konnectfasteningsystems.com.au
or a local sailmaker

aahhh Gizmo has answer for everything!!!!! You should bring out an encyclopaedia gizmo. lol


sorry for the added bit at the start of last post "fat fingers"

I was also not being a smart a*#se, I think its great that you share your knowledge, I have just noticed you pop up everywhere with all sorts of info. it was meant as an compliment.

Thanks for your reply Gizmo. Coventry Fasteners do not list and did not answer my emails. As for local sailmakers, my nearest is 170km away and all the people in Adelaide who make/repair sails use them but will not sell them (Closed shop!?)
Looks like I will be importing from USA yet again. An alterative may be to source some small diameter copper pipe, 2-3mm inside diameter and make my own. I am not going to pay a sailmaker $100+ plus freight to put eight tube rivets in may main. Freight alone would be $50 all round.
RogerG

Probably the way to go Ramona

Globetrotter said...

Romano what a simple solution, Why would sail makers have a closed shop policy? They have effectively lost a sale!!! Roger will find away around this either buying overseas or now a local bolt bloke. Could have marked the price up 200%, kept rog happy plus received good will. No wonder people buy os, The sail maker is not an importer/distributor so no conflict of issue should arise. If I get a chance tomorrow i will contact our local sail maker in melb to see if they have a closed shop policy. If i have any luck I will let you know.
ps what state are you in?

Ramona is my yachts name and I am in NSW, just click on the name and the info is at hand.

Another alternative to attaching headboards is aluminium rivets. Select rivets with out steel shafts and tap them over to finish. This is probably how I would do it but RogerG lives in Brinksworth SA, a little town out in the sticks that I have passed through many times. Probably not many sailmakers in the town!

ok spoke to the guys from Horizon sails. They have them in stock said cost is about 15 cents each. This is for a head sail? all he needs is the size you require & quantity. There telephone number is 03 9598 4666. If you know the size i can pick them up & post them to you as i dont think they will post them out for a few dollars.(maybe they will). i am going on holidays next week so either let me know by Thursday & you will have them by early next week or i will be back the following week!!! I assume you will only need a few!!! If you ring the guy find part number then let me know the quantities we can go from there..... I live 10k from the sailmakers so no problems getting down there. as long as the cost doesn't blow out eg you want 1000 i will cover the cost & my company will cover the cost of freight. Sn sent me some bushes from WA free of charge so i am happy to do the same!!!! Let me know your thoughts & pm me with your mailing details.
ps I hope I have enquired about the correct tube rivets!!!

Thanks for the info and your generous offer, Mark, I will phone them this morning.
RogerG

You can knock the centre out of a normal pop rivet, drill through the sail and reinforcing plates, insert the rivet from below and use a large centre punch to flare the rivet. Finish off by bashing flat with a Hammer.

glad to here you got it sorted!!! Sorry Horizon didn't help you, however you seem quite happy with the outcome
cheers
gt