Can You Use Riv Nuts For Sunfish Deck Hardware?
As a way to anchor a Sunfish bow handle, halyard bullseye fairlead, halyard/vang cleat and traveler padeyes without having to split the deck or cut access ports, can one use stainless steel riv nuts?
With a halyard bullseye fairlead for example, can a riv nut handle those loads long term?
Just looking for a way to avoid spitting the deck or making access ports. The boats in question are 1969 and 1970 so we all know what condition the backing blocks for all the above hardware are likely...
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With a halyard bullseye fairlead for example, can a riv nut handle those loads long term?
Just looking for a way to avoid spitting the deck or making access ports. The boats in question are 1969 and 1970 so we all know what condition the backing blocks for all the above hardware are likely...
Read more

