Here is the repair of the mast with the pop rivets in. I found that the epoxy got thick pretty quickly so I worked fast. I think that with the number of rivets, the epoxy, and the area of the scarf, the mast should be pretty strong.
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| Looks like I took a Bedazzler to by mast! |
The mast does have some slight twist and bend to it but not so much that I don't think it will work fine. The sail track lined up just right. I am hoping that with the rigging I can pull it into as true a shape as is necessary for it to work. The distortion is only slight.
I had to cut off about an inch of the spreaders because on got smashed on the inboard end. I don't think that will be a real problem. As I have been going thru the rigging I think that I can get three of the six pieces of wire rope from what I have. I think the back stay can become the forestay and the upper shrouds can become the lowers. All of the wire rigging was cut by the tow company when the recovered the boat. Kind of seemed like somebody just got a new wire cutter and had to try it out. Oh well.
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