Hello all, long time reader but finally created an account and my first post!
After turtling my Getaway in SF bay in some stiff windws and breaking the comptip about 80% of the way up I finally managed to find a replacement mast (couldn't fathom the $1400+ for new comptip and luff track). I know this was discussed in other posts but though I'd post my experience here with pics and ask a few Qs to make sure I'm not doing anything too stupid!
Here's me cutting about 7.5" off bottom of the mast (chosen so mast tang should continue to fit standard getaway shrouds+forestay):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/P8qrF62edo3H5UdP6Cleaning it out for new mast base:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bmd1XUhSdTTcwQEg9Took a little bit of hammering and pressure with vise to get the getaway base on the H16 mast:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/qMbepeCEBkxRw8nN8I used (an adhesive) sealant and 4 rivets + rivet caps to attach.
I've since moved cleats over, raised it up without issue and am figuring out the halyard. I know the hobie 16 mast is not raked back at top like the getaways but hopefully doesn't affect sail too drastically.
Here's mast getting raised first time with my new gerry-rigged mast stepper (still a work in progress!):
https://photos.app.goo.gl/miZ1A51dgDmYzdbs5For the halyard, seems difficult to continue using the getaway halyard as the tops of the masts are different (different shape, can't use the getaway wheel + bob, stopper on getaway halyard doesn't fit through H16 mast wheel) so I'll probably stick with the standard hobie 16 mast top and use a ~25' wire rope (7x19, 1/8"?) attached to a rope halyard at base to cleat off.
At this point mast is still 10-12" taller than old mast. I may just leave it that way and crimp on a couple stops on the halyard so I can raise sail higher or lower based on wind. But if it doesn't work out for some reason I can drill out mast top and lower it down a foot--or if there's a way to attach another mast top with bob on there that might be useful (I prefer the standard getaway rope halyard and the bob seems like a nice bonus).
Does this all seem reasonable? Any suggestions?