[Rhodes22-list] Photos of the "bad mast!"

[Todd Tavares]

It appears to be the IMF mast.
We can wait for Roger to respond, but if that happened to my mast, here is
what I would do.
After taking measurements to get the spreader positions recorded, I would
remove the main sail and furling tube assembly. Remove the spreader
brackets. I'm do not have an IMF mast but the spreader brackets aren't
through bolted through the mast from side to side like some older standard
masts I've seen.

Then contact a local machine shop or welding shop. Have the damaged areas
cut out or cleaned up. Stop drill any radiating cracks, then TIG weld them
up.
Then TIG weld 3/16ths" or 1/4" plates over the damaged areas/holes, and
remount the spreader brackets. Survey how you'll remount the brackets
before the welding though.

Just my thoughts.

Todd T.


On Sun, Jun 19, 2022, 4:14 PM Tom Van Heule <
tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:

> What graham said!
>
> On Sun, Jun 19, 2022, 2:39 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart.gm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Tony:
> >
> > I would not write the mast off if the only damage is where the spreader
> > base was torn out. The fact that the base tore out without bending the
> mast
> > or causing other damage is actually a good indication that the mast is
> > sound. I think that damage should be reparable by a professional aluminum
> > welder. Alternatively, it might be possible to find or have made new
> > spreader bases that are larger and could span the damage. Don't get
> > discouraged, this is all part of sailing. Believe me there are much worse
> > things that could go wrong.
> >
> > Graham Stewart
> > Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
> > Kingston Ontario
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf
> > Of Tony Jonaitis via Rhodes22-list
> > Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2022 2:07 PM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Photos of the "bad mast!"
> >
> > Here is the damage to both sides of the mast...basically under the
> > spreaders!
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