I must have killed a chinaman..[}:)][}:)] Ive had 2 weeks off with injuries & decided today Id risk it & try a sail.Rigged up & about to go out and the !@# mast was shaped like a boomerang..[}:)] I crossed fingers & hoped that is had just come apart but no such luck..The bottom had caved in just below the join..

As it was blowing a nice 20kts + desperation set in and I pulled out my old pink fibreglass 90's mast that I have had sitting around for just such an emergency..Umm..

This is with the turban on my 5m fully extended..

Nuh don't think so .. time to go home..##@!!![}:)]
I got home & realised I now have a top + a bottom that maybe can get me out until I work out how the hell I'm going to get another one..I've put the word out to mum & my partner for Xmas and + b/c I might be able to afford a cheapie..
SO they are both 430 remnants
the top I have is a reflex 3200QT wave MCS 25 IMCS 21 30% carbon
The bottom is a Sailworks EPX 430 MCS 23.5 IMCS 21
they join pretty firmly but have a bit of a ridge see below

They look the same but Ive actually rotated the mast inbetween shots..

Well do you think theyll die the first time I go out or should I just give it a go & see?
Probably lucky i couldn't get out as my ribs havent healed properly but..[}:)][}:)]

It already goes together nicely it just looks crappy from the outside..I might give it a quick run over with wet & dry..If the wind comes in Ill go for a sail today but sail somewhere with onshore wind so if the mast dies I'll get washed ashore..My usual place isn't the kind of place you want gear to break as you'd ned up several kms away on the other side of the lake!

Wood Duck said...

well, I am 100% sure that will brake!

what? slow her down?

or do you mean break?

jamesf said...

sboardcrazy said...

I must have killed a chinaman..[}:)][}:)]

Sorry to hear that the fiberspar let go on you Sue - you must be the unluckiest person i know when it comes to breaking gear

If the top and bottom pieces you have fit together firmly (no wobbles) then its worth a shot. At least try to rig it and see how it goes. Maybe sail somewhere safer than Coal Point first though, in case it breaks!

Good luck and hopefully you've been a good girl this year and Santa will bring you a new 400 mast.

Im hoping for a 430 + 400 cheapie..It was going to be the first time in 4years I could pay my debts & have a bit of $ in the bank for bills..bugger..