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Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/17/2012, 1:55 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!! (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Sadly it was a factory fiberglass boat. I guess never buy a boat
: with a wood mast that isn't bright finished. This thing had a
: lot of scarfs too. That said, however, it held up for years
: (probably '70s vintage) and did better than the rest of the boat
: did! Not sure what they glued this thing up with but the glue is
: black as tar.

Likely resourcinal actually a very dark red when it's new.

Lots of older, specially inexpensive glass boats, have had spars replaced at one point or another when the owner's found out what a replacement aluminum stick costs.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!! *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 6:42 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!! *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 6:46 am
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Etienne Muller -- 4/3/2012, 7:35 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 7:54 am
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Etienne Muller -- 4/3/2012, 10:30 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 11:51 am
Everyone should read that ^^^
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 11:52 am
Interesting story for y'all...
Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 2:15 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 3:53 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
ancient kayaker -- 4/3/2012, 11:21 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Sean Dawe -- 4/4/2012, 8:24 am
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Robert N Pruden -- 4/4/2012, 10:25 am
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Sean Dawe -- 4/4/2012, 11:01 am
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Paul Davies -- 4/4/2012, 7:29 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Robert N Pruden -- 4/5/2012, 4:36 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2012, 4:39 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/16/2012, 7:38 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2012, 1:55 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2012, 1:59 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 1:35 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 3:53 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/3/2012, 5:28 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 6:57 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 10:09 pm
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scottbaxter -- 4/8/2012, 10:26 am