Odd, on every mast I see here all fittings are ss and bolted on.

Perhaps it's cause you ammies invented Tungsten Inert Gas welding.
I happen to know that came to Europe many years later. LOL

Len
S/v Present

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 10:52:07 -0400, "Doug Dotson"
dougdotson@NOSPAMcablespeedNOSPAMcom wrote:
My mast has all kinds of fittings welded to it. Spreader brackets, winch
pads, masthead brackets, etc.