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georgiaboater
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Initially Posted - 09/13/2005 : 21:11:56

Need help once again.

My mast got a little dinged up curtesy of Hurricane Cat. 1 Cindy.
Dent at the spreader and slight crack..discovered when getting ready to replace sprader bracket. A local "expert" said he could repair it for $1,100 which seems super unreasonable

in terms of what I know a machine shop repaired a smaller mast for.
Can't find the part at Catalina Direct and besides...I am afraid to even contemplate what part and freight would be.

Any suggestions.

Marshall P

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Dave Laux
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Response Posted - 09/13/2005 : 21:26:12

Need a more complete description of the problem. Is the crack in the dent? How deep is it ? how close to the spreaders? Dave

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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 09/13/2005 : 21:30:19

Got photos? And call the Catalina Yachts factory parts department for a quote. They can probably also give you some guidance on shipping costs and options. If there's a Catalina dealer near you, maybe Catalina Yachts could piggyback your mast on a truck already headed your way. Does your local "expert" propose to weld it? Sleeve it? Replace the extrusion? I'd do a heck of a lot of research before I'd part with $1,100.

-- Leon Sisson

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 09/13/2005 : 22:43:41

I believe you can buy a brand new mast extrusion for substantially less than that.

Looking at the Dwyer mast site... a C25 mast extrusion looks to be somewhere in the ballpark of $20/foot to $30/foot. So that's in the $600 - $900 range for a new spar itself.
From there, you have a few holes to drill and stuff to bolt on.

Here's some places to start...

http://www.dwyermast.com/
http://www.ballengerspars.com/cgi-bin/ballenger/index.cfm
http://www.rigrite.com/Spars/Kenyon_Spars/kenyon.html#Traditional%20Mast%20Sections
http://www.seldenmast.com/
http://www.charlestonspar.com/

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rclift
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Response Posted - 09/13/2005 : 23:42:29

Mast extrusion standard rig
Product #: E1314
Our Price: $607.20

Mast complete standard rig
Product #: E6010
Our Price: $1,098.90

Both from Catalina Direct. At the CD website go to the online store and do a search for "mast". I suppose that will take a pretty long ups truck

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georgiaboater
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Response Posted - 09/14/2005 : 00:22:40

Hey

I certainly appreciate all the "heavy hitters" weighing in on this one.

Thanks guys.

The mast is in Pensacola - I am in Atlanta.....the lack of fuel the last couple of weeks and my suspician that there were a lot more folks in need of the 55 gallons or so than I at this time ...prevented me from being down there for a closer inspection....I recall the dent right at the spreader when I removed the old cracked spreader...but I do not recall seeing the crack in the dent.

The "expert" proposed putting on a sleve and welding it...I don't see that kind of cost.........

he was very willing to work with a replacement mast and in fact encouraged that vs. the repair and admitted the replacement mast might be a lot cheaper..and encouraged me to check with CD ..from there we would use the new rigging I have already obtained from CD direct and canabalize the old mast head etc off my old mast.

But if there is a boat being parted out that was already available with a decent mast we could use it and simply replace the spreader bracket etc.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 09/14/2005 : 12:49:43

If the damage didn't seriously compromise the structural integrity of the mast, some repairs on an aluminum mast can be repaired by welding. I pulled a C22 on a trailer into a power line, and burned a couple of half-dollar sized holes about at the spreaders of a C22 mast. A good local welding company filled the holes and refinished the mast. It was many years ago, and I don't remember what it cost, but it wasn't expensive.

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Dave Laux
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Response Posted - 09/18/2005 : 21:18:24

If the dent is small( quarter sized) or the crack is small (1/2 to 3/4 inch) or less and if this damage is close to the spreaders (12 inches or less) don't worry about it. The highest stress on the extrusion is in the middle of the lower panel (1/2 way from the deck to the spreaders or a little lower) and that is where it will break if its overloaded. If the dent is much bigger or the crack is much longer then get it welded or rivet a plate over the damage. do not weld the spar in the middle half of the two unsupported panels. The ends and the area around the spreaders can be repaired. Dave

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