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Forums > Windsurfing General

yet another mast seperation method

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Created by decrepit > 9 months ago, 17 Aug 2011
decrepit
WA, 12418 posts
17 Aug 2011 8:24PM
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yoyo had a really stuck mast, today we finally managed to separate it.

Tried 4 booms the other day, but couldn't get enough grip on the top half. Today I found a skinny mast adapter, this improved grip on the top section, but it still slipped.

Tried an idea that popped into my head last night, bound a length of rope around the mast near the top boom and tied to the boom clamp rope. turned the boom in the direction the rope was wound, and as the rope tightened we had grip, the joint turned and we just wound it apart.

I have an idea that this extra grip, by binding a rope around the mast, would work with an uphaul. So 2 booms with uphauls should be enough to get any stuck mast apart.

busterwa
3777 posts
17 Aug 2011 8:29PM
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^a Probably best "tip of the year" Thanks

sausage
QLD, 4873 posts
17 Aug 2011 11:35PM
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Decrepit,
just remember to never try and pull your masts apart

barn
WA, 2960 posts
17 Aug 2011 9:50PM
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yer booms don't grip harder the more your twist them, knots do. Rolling Hitch is a good one..

There is no reason a mast should become permanently stuck, one good knot on each end with a long enough lever will undo any stuck mast.. If the mast was made of steel that is.

It's a good idea to distribute the load over a few knots/levers as the local forces could be extreme.

Depends how short your boom supply is, I saw 8 booms on a mast once..

decrepit
WA, 12418 posts
17 Aug 2011 10:04PM
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sausage said...

Decrepit,
just remember to never try and pull your masts apart


I'll do my best sausage, but I do own one two piece mast, strangely it's almost permanently taped together.

raffaeu
195 posts
18 Aug 2011 12:23AM
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Pics dude as I didn't really get it

barn
WA, 2960 posts
18 Aug 2011 10:07AM
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Doubt decrepit took any photos, but I think this explains it.. Once you start tying knots to stop slippage there is no reason to stick with booms for levers..






It's just a large scale version of an Oil filter wrench..



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