[Rhodes22-list] My mast is bent

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Hi Peter,

It’s a little hard to tell from the photos.  But, with the mast unstepped, it looks like the lips could be bent back with a pair of pliers.  You might have to file a bit off the bottom in order to clear the screw heads on the mast tabernacle.  Is anything binding with the mainsail ?

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
1978. Sanford, MI
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> On Jul 4, 2024, at 11:30 PM, peter beckerman via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>
> When I bought this boat a bit over a year ago, I didn't realize that the base of the IMF mast was bent.  Sailing last year I was aware that the pop top slider was binding, but I didn't give it too much (enough) thought.  I was looking into it today and realized that the back of the port side mast got pushed in somewhere along the way (see photos).
> I'm not worried about sailing as is, but I'd like to get it set back enough to minimize the binding of the sliders.  Anyone (Roger) have any insights into how to nudge this back a bit?
>
> Thanks,
>    Peter
>
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