Hi. I recently got 2, 2007 adventure islands (apparently manufactured in '06). One had a longitudinal crack just inside the starboard front crossbrace mount. After hot stapling, welding and mesh on the inside, I believe I have a strong repair, but I believe I have discovered the cause. I had retracted the vbrace for the repair, and now with the vbrace firmly tightened, I find the mast 3/8" shy of clipping into it's latch. The mast step well on this hull is 1/16" less deep than it's twin, and the crossbar mast collar is 1/4'"closer to the deck and mast step. I'm quite hesitant to just crank the vbrace enough to raise the crossbar 3/8"; as I mentioned, I suspect that was the cause of the crack in the first place. My best thoughts so far are to either try to break the furling collar free and epoxy it further down on one mast (and make sure which mast went with which hull), or find some 3/8" aluminum stock and build a spacer between the crossbar and the deck, which will then stress the threaded inserts in the deck with an extra 3/8" lever. Other than that, my only thought is to use a heatgun to warm the hull and slowly crank that extra 3/8" and hope. Any thoughts, ideas hints or direction? Thanks for any help- Peter, Newport Beach, Calif.
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