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Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
By:John Monroe
Date: 3/2/2008, 3:58 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? (Bill Hamm)

: Hi John,

: Was kinda under the weather the last couple days, sorry didn't work on the
: mast figures. I would though suggest that since you're free standing the
: stick that you add a doubler in the mast base. Btw a really nice and
: strong step for a free standing mast can be made by wrapping the mast base
: with a few layers of heavy paper, then covering with shipping tape, then
: lay glass over that, several layers. Once cured the whole thing can be
: slipped off the mast, the paper slips nicely over itself, and then the
: tube can be glassed into the boat that will very closely match the mast
: and support it for it's whole length. Did that for several sailing dinghys
: and they work great, just drop the mast in the hole and use the downhaul
: to hold it in place :)

: Bill H.

That's very timely advise Bill as I will start on the mast step today and I was just running different mast step ideas through my head. I have a 4 inch long piece of inside aluminum tubing left over that I was thinking of using but the close tolerances could cause problems.

John

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Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/24/2008, 3:02 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Acors -- 2/25/2008, 10:49 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 5:59 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 5:48 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/28/2008, 5:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/28/2008, 6:48 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/29/2008, 3:30 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2008, 4:06 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 3/1/2008, 2:25 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 2:22 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 3/2/2008, 3:58 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/11/2008, 1:39 am
Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? Update. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 3/11/2008, 2:44 am
Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? Update. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 3/11/2008, 2:44 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 4:19 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 3/3/2008, 4:00 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2008, 1:00 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 4:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2008, 4:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2008, 4:21 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 2/25/2008, 12:26 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/25/2008, 3:09 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:30 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 5:06 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2008, 4:19 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:25 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/25/2008, 3:08 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2008, 1:48 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Mike Savage -- 2/24/2008, 7:26 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Michael McCluskey -- 2/24/2008, 6:54 am