Repairing spinnaker Pole?

[mm5aho]

During the round Mull race, we managed to bend the hook on one end of our spinnaker pole. This is a rather old pole, perhaps original (>40 years old?). The stainless fitting is riveted to the aluminium pole of about 3.5m length.
I have looked about and can't find anything similar, so perhaps long out of production.
I think this might bring up an image...


Any ideas for fixing this or replacing?
I had in mind to remove the rivets (drill out), separate the aluminium transition piece from the stainless parts, weld back the hook, straighten the pin then rivet it all back together. I'd imagine these are monel metal rivets.

Any better suggestions?

edit.
The image didn't work. Its on Google, here https://plus.google.com/photos/10814292 ... 7709322753

[sahona]

google image 151 doesn't come up, but 150 and 152 do, so something is still wrong.
My thoughts are if it is just bent, can it not just be "blacksmithed" back to where it was?

[mm5aho]

I don't know what I did wrong with the image, but viewing the thumbnails brings up No 151, then it can be viewed.
Thanks for the suggestion.

Your suggestion is probably the best idea. I've searched about and found only very expensive parts (like > £100 per end), or expensive whole poles (£100's).
Carrying a 3500mm pole about is a hassle, so next weekend I'll drill the rivets that hold the aluminium casting to the aluminium tube pole, and remove it to home without the pole. Then drill the rivets holding the stainless catch / hook to that casting, straighten it, weld up the broken weld, and see if can't be "blacksmithed" right. I'm guessing the rivets will be monel, so will need to get some of them. There's a cleat on the mast with a loose rivet, so could fix that at the same time.

Its a long weekend coming up, so not sure where to go. Haven't ever ventured further up Loch Fyne than Ardrishaig, so might go up there and have a snoop about. Guess I could do without the kite! (Or jury rig the whisker pole as in RMR off south side of Mull).