Hi folks...I have a new style Wave mast that looks to have been dropped by the previous owner while it was on the boat. There's a dent right where the mast crosses the rear crossbar, and it's bent at that point too.
I'm wondering if the bend is bad enough to attempt to straighten it? The reason I ask is that the boat seems to have lee-helm on one tack, and wind-helm on the other...I assumed this might be because of the bend?
I've seen the Joyrider TV vid for how to straighten a bent mast, but I don't think their mast had a dent in it like mine does...so I'm not sure if that changes the approach?
It looks like the chances of me finding another lower mast are virtually zero at present, so either I suck it up and just leave it as is, or I have a go at getting the bend out and hope it doesn't crack.