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drttu
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Initially Posted - 07/14/2003 :  10:48:24  Show Profile
I had shared part of this on another post but I thought I would share the pain here. My masthead broke during a Kansas storm and the mast came tumbling down. I had never really considered the masthead to be something to be concerned about. This is my first season with this boat so I don't know the history of this masthead but a word of caution to others. I have a 1983 tall rig, retrofit wing keel.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 07/14/2003 :  12:28:16  Show Profile
Not sure if you ever explained the particulars of this event. What were the wind speeds of the storm? Did the foresail unfurl and the wind grabbed it?
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Response Posted - 07/14/2003 :  12:45:13  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
Not funny. I had a 1983 tall rig also. Guess what. My mast head (Crane also failed) Founf it on inspection of the rig. It had a crack running forward and aft like a smile from main sheav pin to pin.

Doug&Ruth
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drttu
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Response Posted - 07/14/2003 :  14:45:06  Show Profile
Not sure of the exact wind speeds at the lake but according to people who lived there, it was a pretty bad storm. It sounds like the masthead for that year may have been a problem if someone else had a similar experience. I don't know if the furler came undone or not. I know that it had unfurled but not sure if that was before or after the mast fell. It looks like the mast head just split into pieces. I'm just glad I wasn't sailing when it happened. I had just had my daughter and my grandkids out on it the weekend before. It's also hard to inspect your masthead mid season unless you drop the mast.
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