I went with a one way halyard, stayed with the cable I bought, works easily with the silicone spray I also used. Got the sail up for the first time la...

You mean behind the boat? The sheaves are only 1/4 exposed to the rear.

For those that don't know. There is a sheave at both ends of the mast, so you actually pull the halyard up from th bottom of the mast.

I've always tied a bowline with the tag outside the loop, made more sense to me.

Well I used alum. rivets, they came out the first time I put the mast hinge on. Going to try stainless next. Though they will cause corrosion.

What about a roll pin through the striker under a washer below the beam?

Thanks I just got it installed. I don't like installing rivet in tension. What do y'all think about through bolting it?

Thx for the info