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2015 TI Mast: Section Lengths?
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Author:  PeteCress [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 4:28 pm ]
Post subject:  2015 TI Mast: Section Lengths?
18' overall, I think.

But how long is each section (bottom measured without the ferrule i.e. from the line where the two sections meet)?

Having mostly abandoned fantasies of a meter or two more sail area, I am now considering further cruel and unusual treatment of my 2015 AI: raising the entire sail by 4-8".

Right now, between being taller than most, the scrim area having gone pretty much cloudy, and the scrim area not going high enough anyhow.... I am sorely lacking situational awareness when navigating areas with power boat traffic.

Sooner-or-later, it's going to bite me and I want do something before I become the subject of a newspaper article.

Raising the sail 6-8" would do the trick.

I see 3 options:

  • Substitute the lower mast section with a TI section. ..... Probably fighting nature because it sounds like Hobie will not sell a TI mast without the furling drum - which would have to be removed/replaced a little higher, at risk of damaging the mast section in the removal process.
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  • Substitute the upper mast section with a TI section.... assuming the ferrules are the same diameter.
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  • Fabricate a mast tip extension.
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  • Modify an AI sail to fit the stock TI mast by trimming top and bottom and, at the same time, raising the clear area. ..... Sounds iffey to me and I don't really want to go there.

#2, of course would be the ideal in terms of being a "Bolt-Over".... i.e. pull out one piece, put in another piece and go...
Author:  fusioneng [ Thu Aug 11, 2016 5:23 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: 2015 TI Mast: Section Lengths?
You are over thinking things here, raising the sail 4-6 inches is easy, and should only cost five bucks. You do realize a TI mast is like $500 bucks right.
Just put a mast topper on like mine (a 12" long brass sink drain pipe from home depot). Just add a second blind cross bolt ( buttonhead) about 4-6 inches higher than the original cross bolt, then saw off the end of the lower cross bolt. Your entire sail will now be that much higher, and you also end up with a pretty nice mast topper if you want to putz with adding sails again. Doesn't need to be used as a mast topper for sails if you don't plan on adding any, just use it to raise your main higher. It really holds up well, I've been using the same exact piece of brass drain pipe on mine for over 6 yrs now with no issues.
I don't need to do that because I'm only 5' 6.5" tall now.
Hope this helps
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