yoyo had a really stuck mast, today we finally managed to separate it.

Tried 4 booms the other day, but couldn't get enough grip on the top half. Today I found a skinny mast adapter, this improved grip on the top section, but it still slipped.

Tried an idea that popped into my head last night, bound a length of rope around the mast near the top boom and tied to the boom clamp rope. turned the boom in the direction the rope was wound, and as the rope tightened we had grip, the joint turned and we just wound it apart.

I have an idea that this extra grip, by binding a rope around the mast, would work with an uphaul. So 2 booms with uphauls should be enough to get any stuck mast apart.

^a Probably best "tip of the year" Thanks

Decrepit,
just remember to never try and pull your masts apart

yer booms don't grip harder the more your twist them, knots do. Rolling Hitch is a good one..

There is no reason a mast should become permanently stuck, one good knot on each end with a long enough lever will undo any stuck mast.. If the mast was made of steel that is.

It's a good idea to distribute the load over a few knots/levers as the local forces could be extreme.

Depends how short your boom supply is, I saw 8 booms on a mast once..

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sausage said...

Decrepit,
just remember to never try and pull your masts apart

I'll do my best sausage, but I do own one two piece mast, strangely it's almost permanently taped together.

Pics dude as I didn't really get it

Doubt decrepit took any photos, but I think this explains it.. Once you start tying knots to stop slippage there is no reason to stick with booms for levers..






It's just a large scale version of an Oil filter wrench..