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cracked mast

Created by felipepiment felipepiment  > 9 months ago, 8 Aug 2011
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felipepiment
felipepiment

1 posts

8 Aug 2011 3:06am
Today I've noticed my Fiberspar 430 was cracked, near the place it is attached to the boom.

The crack is along the mast (longitudinal) and near 10 cm length.

Has someone fixed something like this before?

I was thinking of a fix with fiberglass, but I am unsure it will work.

Thanks from NE Brazil,

Felipe
Captain_Morg
Captain_Morg

TAS

737 posts

8 Aug 2011 9:27am
dad says it is very hard to fix a mast that is cracked there.
better off replacing the mast or at least trying to get a new section.
God bless and goodnight
Ercorn
Ercorn

QLD

199 posts

8 Aug 2011 8:51pm
Trash it. I had a mast break on me last year while I was sailing,it was a long swim home.

Why risk it
decrepit
decrepit

WA

12802 posts

8 Aug 2011 7:10pm
sounds like the boom has crushed it. To get the mast back to full strength it would need to be fixed from the inside. Unless you have a mini robot a very hard ask.

Think Ercorn is right, trash it.
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