The mast is on sawhorses. I inspected the spreaders. I liked what I saw.
Aluminum tubes going from round at the shroud end to oval at the mast, with
really sturdy mounts.

Here's the problem. The shroud end has an aluminum plug with a groove to accept the
shroud, then there is a cap to retain the shroud in the groove. The plug and
cap were connected using two stainless screws. Guess what? The corrosion
was so bad I had to hacksaw stuff to get them apart.

I'm having the machine shop make new plugs and caps, but I'm at a loss
as to how to secure the cap to the plug, to say nothing about how to secure
the plug into the spreader tube....without getting them chewed up again.
Bronze screws, if I can find them?

Any hints? Nigel Calder, you read this newsgroup? lol

Thanks,
Norm B