Busted Mast

sbrogden

sbrogden

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Nov 21, 2022
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Vagabond 14 La Vernia
When I bought my boat a few weeks back, it was a cold and windy day. The mast had a slight bend in it, close to the top.

Today, I was raising the mast to see how that goes and make sure all is well. The job and mainsail lines were wrapped around the mast where the bend is. When I unwrapped them, I found out the mast had been kinked and is busted open on one side.

Looks like a sleeve repair on this 20 ft mast would be feasible. Have contacted Dwyer Aluminum to see if they have what I need.
 
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Project_Mayhem

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Sep 24, 2018
2,604
O'Day 25 Chicago
Ouch! That's a bad break in a bad spot! I'd be concerned that any repair would make it difficult to pull the sail up. Hopefully someone here can chime in with some slightly better news
 
sbrogden

sbrogden

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Nov 21, 2022
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Vagabond 14 La Vernia
If I can find a 6061 -T6 pipe the right size, I'm comfortable it can be repaired; it's close to the top of the mast.
 
sbrogden

sbrogden

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Nov 21, 2022
115
Vagabond 14 La Vernia
The twisted part of the mast has been cut out - it is 2-3/8" long. Do I need to compensate and add this length back in or would it be OK with a slightly shorter mast?
 
sbrogden

sbrogden

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Nov 21, 2022
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Vagabond 14 La Vernia
Project_Mayhem said:
Ouch! That's a bad break in a bad spot! I'd be concerned that any repair would make it difficult to pull the sail up. Hopefully someone here can chime in with some slightly better news
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What makes the location of the break a "bad spot"?
 
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Project_Mayhem

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Sep 24, 2018
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O'Day 25 Chicago
sbrogden said:
The twisted part of the mast has been cut out - it is 2-3/8" long. Do I need to compensate and add this length back in or would it be OK with a slightly shorter mast?
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If you have stays (steel wire to support it) the mast height needs to stay the same so there isnt slack in them
sbrogden said:
What makes the location of the break a "bad spot"?
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I thought it was smack in the middle of the mast at first
 
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LloydB

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Jan 15, 2006
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Macgregor 22 Silverton
You will have best results if you maintain the original length of the mast rather than shortening it 2 inches.
 
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LloydB

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Jan 15, 2006
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Macgregor 22 Silverton
I'm not sure how you're going to fix the break in the middle of your mast that you cut 2 inches out but I know that you can't just Weld a round piece of pipe in between the two pieces that you remove the part from.
 
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