Comptip Revisted

The glue that holds my comptip together failed and the two mast pieces separated. This happened when I was trailering, and as far as I can tell, there is no damage to the mast. (Thankfully the two pieces just fell onto the tramp, not the road).

I need to know if I can still sail the boat without the glue, at least until I can reglue it.

The boat is a 2008. I picked it up last week, and sailed it twice this weekend. The glue must not have been set completely when I picked it up and the 100 mile trip home must have bounced the joint enough to prevent the glue from setting.

Anyways, the boat was crazy fast, and I dont want to wait weeks to get the mast fixed before I can sail it again.

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Sail.fast

470, 08 Getaway

Since the shrouds are attatched to the com tip and not the aluminum mast, as long as the shrouds are tight it will hold the com tip in place.

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agreed.

You can glue it back together tonight, this time tomorrow you'd be good to go.

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Aight well Im gunna get some West Systems epoxy and fix it. Has anyone else had this problem? I cant believe there aren't any screws or rivits to help hold it in place.

Matt do you see any problem in putting a few small stainless screws to complement the glue? Possibly 3-4 for each side of the mast? After the glue drys I would drill small pilot holes and install small screws. Also, can the joint be filled in to create an almost smooth surface? The outer gell/fiberglass is all chipped now on the comp tip. Can that be filled and faired in with an epoxy putty?

Any help would be great, its a 200+ mile drive to the dealer. 200+ to drop the mast off, then another 200 to pick up the mast.

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Sail.fast

470, 08 Getaway

sail,
You're on the right track. West Systems and some type of filler to thicken it up (I use 404 adhesive filler, but any of it will do). I have one on the beach here that I need to fix that had the same issues. Sometimes when epoxy sits around for a while it won't go off all the way. Who knows?? I plan to re-epoxy and put a couple of rivets in the one on the beach. That oughta fix it

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