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Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 4/16/2012, 7:38 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!! (Bill Hamm)

: Very likely a home built boat, no decent boat yard would take the
: time to fab up all those joints using flat sawn boards.

: Bill H.

Sadly it was a factory fiberglass boat. I guess never buy a boat with a wood mast that isn't bright finished. This thing had a lot of scarfs too. That said, however, it held up for years (probably '70s vintage) and did better than the rest of the boat did! Not sure what they glued this thing up with but the glue is black as tar.

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Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!! *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 6:42 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!! *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 6:46 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Etienne Muller -- 4/3/2012, 7:35 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 7:54 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Etienne Muller -- 4/3/2012, 10:30 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 11:51 am
Everyone should read that ^^^
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 11:52 am
Interesting story for y'all...
Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 2:15 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 3:53 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
ancient kayaker -- 4/3/2012, 11:21 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Sean Dawe -- 4/4/2012, 8:24 am
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Robert N Pruden -- 4/4/2012, 10:25 am
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Sean Dawe -- 4/4/2012, 11:01 am
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Paul Davies -- 4/4/2012, 7:29 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Robert N Pruden -- 4/5/2012, 4:36 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2012, 4:39 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/16/2012, 7:38 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2012, 1:55 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2012, 1:59 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 1:35 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 3:53 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Mike Savage -- 4/3/2012, 5:28 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 6:57 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 10:09 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
scottbaxter -- 4/8/2012, 10:26 am