Well I don't have one end off yet, and it's an old boom so it is stuck pretty tight. I need to find a way to take it off... Do I need to take the mainsheet eyelet's rear rivet off too?
My problem is that the boom is so old, the hole for the front rivet of the sheet eyelet has become too large now, and I've been trying different rivet sizes, but keeps popping off (then the eyelet jams the sheet against the block, not letting me ease the sheet, already capsized once because of this...)
So I'll try putting a washer or something inside, What do you think could be a good solution? (besides a new boom...)
My problem is that the boom is so old, the hole for the front rivet of the sheet eyelet has become too large now, and I've been trying different rivet sizes, but keeps popping off (then the eyelet jams the sheet against the block, not letting me ease the sheet, already capsized once because of this...)
So I'll try putting a washer or something inside, What do you think could be a good solution? (besides a new boom...)
I believe through-bolting is illegal on a laser... You may want to check on that before you do it.
I had a similar problem last summer, I was re-riviting my boom almost every other day, with increasingly larger rivets. After two weeks of this, I decided on getting a new boom.