Compression Block Replacement

[Night Watch]

This was not a cheap fix. You could choose different material and save money.
My Material Cost:
Three sheets of G10 (11.2"x 13"x 10mm) $48.95ea
Two 1/4"x3"dia 304SS plate $9.00ea
316SS weld job local fabrication shop $34.00
Two 1"Lx1.5"ODx3/4"ID Spacers $34.66ea
Two 3/4" 316SS Flange nuts $20.87
Two fine thread 18-8SS 4" bolts $6.60
Two thin profile lock nuts $1.65
I went through about 1 quart of epoxy approx. $100.
TOTAL (not including odds and ends) $397.29

 

[shemandr]

Yeah but if your boat ever takes a nuclear strike that mast compression block will survive.

 

[Night Watch]

Yeah but if your boat ever takes a nuclear strike that mast compression block will survive.

Yeah, and if I get prewarning of that strike, that's where I'm heading, straight to my bilge!

 

[Project_Mayhem]

Not a bad price for welding. I've been using e-bond epoxy. It was a little over $200 for two gallons and one gallon of hardener. It behaves the same as West but with more amine blush. I use Total Boat pumps with it. I just drilled a hole in the epoxy bottle caps