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Stripping the mast and trying to remove the
stainless steel through bolt below the spreader. It's in an aluminum tube.
(The boats in the picture are not my boats) |
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It looked much worse in the bilge than in this
and the next three pictures. |
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Setup a rap-around to cut off 2.5" |
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Cutting off the rotted section by hand was the
best way. |
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(The removal of those 2.5 inches appears to
have gotten rid of all the rot in the mast. - Ed.) |
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Mast head removed. |
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(This looks to be the top end of the masthead
wiring dangling out from the top of the spar. - Ed.) |
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Removing foam from the bottom of the mast. |
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The foam in the mast is rather easy to break up
and remove. |
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Removing the old wiring. (It looks like the
pipe on the right side of the picture was used to break up the foam and
remove it. - Ed.) |
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The old wiring removed from the mast. |
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Trying the new mast step on for fit. |
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Words of warning. (It's rather hard to read,
but I suspect it says something like, "Don't let the mast or rigging get
near high tension power wires or the whole boat will go, 'Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!'"
- Ed.) |
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You can see the light through the cleaned out
spar. |