Salty

thanks John - unfortunately Hobby Shops are like 'hens teeth' over here in the UK these days 😀 Ive yet to go thru my tool boxes of bits - theres a good chance I may have what I need - yeh good suggestion re using bent wire instead of a split pin - that will probably go into the end of the tube more/better to make it less likely the leech line gets hooked up too cheers peter

where do people get their spreader kit these days - SailsEtc no longer seem to do the round tube kit or aero section (tube, rod and split pin) - can you buy it all somewhere else or do you have to trawl through ebay looking for all the bits (in which case what size/int & ext diameter of tube and rod etc do people use for a IOM (its over 10 years since I built my last rig so a bit out of touch) cheers Peter