Considering buying a Bayfield 29C

Mar 11, 2025
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Bayfield Bayfield 29C Muskegon, MI
I just got this Bayfield 29C surveyed. One of the things that came back was some damage on the Mast. About 1” by 2” striations 1/4” deep in some places. Will that be a problem in the future? How could I fix it? Will that affect the mast integrity?
 

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May 1, 2011
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Pearson 37 Lusby MD
From your photo, it looks like normal wear and tear. Perhaps others with more experience will chime in.
Welcome to the forum! :beer:
 
Jan 1, 2006
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Slickcraft 26 Sailfish
It looks like damage from handling the mast or storage of it. I don’t think my opinion about the future of the mast is important. What did the surveyor write in the report?
 
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Jan 8, 2025
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Compac 16 Pensacola, FL
BUY THE BAYFIELD !!! You'll love it! We had one, though not a C. It's a true blue-water cruiser designed and fitted out for two people. The cutter rig is very flexible especially in marginal conditions. Sailing the Florida Panhandle involved a lot of tacking so I turned mine into a "cloop" by putting a quick disconnect on the inner stay and bungie-corded it to the bottom of the mast. and could reconnect it in conditoins when I wanted to fly a staysail or a storm jib. Sea kindly in the extreme. One potential concern: If it has the single-cylinder Yanmar -- some parts such as the oil pump have been unavailable for years. We repowered with a little thee-cylinder Perkins.
 

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Mar 23, 2017
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Belliure 41 Back in the Chesapeake
I can't tell much from the photo. Can you take a better close up that shows the depth of that indication?

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