Extruded Aluminum T Track

[Bob Pingel]

One my customers damaged some extrududed aluminum whisker pole t track in a nasty knockdown during a trans Atlantic passage.

The track presents a 1-1/4" T track and mounts on the curved front face of the mast with a row of rivets up each side. Any ideas on a source?

If I cannot find a track section to patch the damaged portion, I'll need to remove and replace with more typical t-track. The concern here is that I will leave two rows of 4" spaced rivet holes and will need to create a new row of holes up the center to screw down the new track.

If I need to take this approach, I think I'll need to place a saddle piece over the front of the mast (attached in the original holes) and attach the new track to both the saddle and front face of the mast. Any opinions on this?

Thanks,

Bob