N1713 Mast - what will stick

charlespsmith · Post by **charlespsmith** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 11:13 pm

I have a wooden mast for N1713. It was banana shaped from hanging one way in a barn roof for years. By dint of slacking off the braces and leaving it "the other way up" most of the bend has now gone and I guess the rest will go when the bracing wires are fixed again.

BUT it is split at the glue line for much of its length. Chris and Mark saw it Frensham and suggested carrying the split right through then re-glueing the whole thing. OK - but with what? I used epoxy on the boom with fillers where needed and thats fine but it does not have to be flexible anywhere -= infact better not. Suggestions would be very welcome.

Cheers

Charles

Charles & Sheila FPSC

JimC · Post by **JimC** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 2:44 am

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Epsoxy filled with microfibres will be flexible enough and more...

jonathanR · Post by **jonathanR** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:33 am

Use epoxy, Charles. As one wag said to me about my wooden mast "compression is going to snap it anyway so why worry about whats holding the two sides together!". Oh he of little faith. Will you be towing her over to Wroxham? I will be there for the Saturday with Cygnet.