Please Recomend Where To Find Used Mast

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knot smart

knot smart

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Feb 8, 2013
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beneteau 352 Raritan Bay
hey guys,

ive been combing the internet and my local spots trying to find and mast and boom..and...its tuff!..i only found Dons marine salvage in florida..nice place, they have a lot of stock..

can anyone recomend some other places please. yes, i already called US spar and got some prices. thats why im looking for a used set up..im looking for a conventional mast

boat is a bene 352 (35ft)
mast is 505.9" (little over 41')
boom is 137" (around 11.5')

note..i am a contractor by trade, if its a little long i will cut it and make modifications..

thanks
jason bradbury
 
knot smart

knot smart

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Feb 8, 2013
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beneteau 352 Raritan Bay
update..i found a local spot that has a mast, its real close in dimentions, specifically, its an 1/8" different from my existing step (ill shave an 1/8" off the step to make it work)..but it is 20" too short..the guy want $500 for it..if i get it ill have to get custom sails for the rest of my life ..unless i can get it extended??? is there such a thing?? maybe i can get a guy to fabricate something..
 
sdstef

sdstef

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Jan 31, 2013
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Hunter 28 Branched Oak Lake
I was in Florida last July, Fort Lauderdale. A small used/salvage shop called Sailorman sailorman.com. I did not look into one I was not in the market, but I saw several of various sizes there. Also try Minneys Yacht Surplus, Newport Beach Ca.
 
Tom J

Tom J

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Sep 30, 2008
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Catalina 310 Quincy, MA
I was once looking for a used mast for an O'Day 23. This was just after Hurricane Bob in New England. A local salvage dealer explained that the mast and rigging were the most common items to get damaged in big storms. So a lot of people would be looking for used masts, but there would be very few available. I ended up commissioning a new mast and rigging. Well worth it, by the way. Might be that after Superstorm Sandy, you could have similar difficulties.
 
knot smart

knot smart

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Feb 8, 2013
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beneteau 352 Raritan Bay
she needs all new stay's and shroud's as well, when Sandy came in she was picked off her stands and dropped into the middle of a main intersection. when the town or utility company showed up she had the mast caught up in all the power lines. so..they cut off the mast and all the rigging and threw it in the dumpster. i need everything from the deck up. the hull is in relativley good shape, a few superficial gouges which ill fill in with some gelcoat. no damage to the interior at all. overall the boat was a steal.
 
knot smart

knot smart

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Feb 8, 2013
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beneteau 352 Raritan Bay
minney's is a great spot! i already see my sail, nice price too!! now all i need is something to put it on..
 
kjretlaw

kjretlaw

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Aug 3, 2010
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Hunter 326 Charleston SC
How about Selden for a new mast and boom, I know they have quite a few in the yard here in N Charleston.
 
Jackdaw

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Nov 8, 2010
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Beneteau First 36.7 & 260 Minneapolis MN & Bayfield WI
knot smart said:
update..i found a local spot that has a mast, its real close in dimentions, specifically, its an 1/8" different from my existing step (ill shave an 1/8" off the step to make it work)..but it is 20" too short..the guy want $500 for it..if i get it ill have to get custom sails for the rest of my life ..unless i can get it extended??? is there such a thing?? maybe i can get a guy to fabricate something..
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Not only you, but every owner after you. I'd think really hard before I altered the geometry of the rig. EVERYTHING will now change... shrouds, roller furler, sails. It was designed that way for a reason, and going the easy route will mark the boat for the rest of its life.
 
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