i give this thread 10 minutes before it degenerates completely.

powersloshin said...

I think the only issue is to make sure that dirt and water still cannot get inside the top of the mast

^^^ what he said...

Most two-piece masts will allow some micro-sediment between the ferrules -> you dont want that unless you like having a 1-piece mast.

dinsdale said...

powersloshin said...

I think the only issue is to make sure that dirt and water still cannot get inside the top of the mast

A very tight fitting piece of pool noodle, smeared in silicon grease and jammed just a couple of inches into the top. If you can get it in without the grease, all the better, but the dirt it'll attract up there won't be too much of a problem - the grease is just to facilitate the insertion of the noodle stuff. I compress the noodle to about 1/3 of its original cross sectional area, so once in it ain't comin' out accidentally.

Not a bad idea. I might measure up the holes tonight, see if that Ezzy sail mast knob thing will do the job, if not the pool noodle could be the way to go.....

The NP one is tapered, fatter than most, and the strap part is bevelled. You need to change the bit on the sail for a normal one else it will get jammed in bad. If you remove the mast plug I doubt sand and stuff will get in as the part the strap runs thru will sit flush with the top and have 100kg of downhaul pressure on it.

Whether it can slide off a bit and laterally load the mast tip and thus cause damage, who knows.

For the sake of getting a Fiberspar / Ezzy top plug (for the sail) at cost of like $2, why not just do it.

OTOH dependent upon year and model it could set woefully on a Powerex anyway.

Ummm a Neil Pryde knob, is that the same as a knob on a Neil Pryde......im a little confused