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Author: | hobie17li [ Tue Aug 02, 2011 8:29 am ] |
Post subject: | top of comptip snapped |
Bad storm last night flipped boat. masthead snapped off top of Comptip. is this repairable or do I have to get a new comptip? Pretty clean break about the size of the masthead piece.. thanks for advise..also planning to add a spinnaker which will probably add to stress on masthead..doug |
Author: | hobie17li [ Sun Aug 14, 2011 1:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: top of comptip snapped |
after ordering a new comptip, i decided might as well try to fixit. cleaned up broken piece and mast top and sanded cleaned with acetone. made up tube to wrap a few layers of glass around and inserted inside mast overlapping broken area 4-5",glued back piece with epoxy and filletting blend and layed up 3 layers of 6oz on outside with epoxy on comptip not sail track..reattached masthead and halyard catch with rivet caps. seems strong enough..keeping new comptip as spare back-up now to try out new spin set-up |
Author: | mmiller [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:06 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: top of comptip snapped |
Nice job! Hope it holds. |
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