Thread: 43 Albin mast
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Old 01-19-2020, 09:21 PM   #8
Pete Meisinger
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City: Oconto, WI
Vessel Name: Best Alternative
Vessel Model: 36 Albin Aft Cabin
Join Date: Oct 2012
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I removed my mast, sorry, I'm not ready to get rid of it but you could go the route I went for replacing it with a shorter one.
I made mine about 8 feet long (tall) I used ash 3/4 lumber. Cut angled edges and tapered the cut boards from about 3 inches at the base to about one inch at the top. I sanded it to round, (not as big of a job as it sounds) It is six sided
Mixed fiberglass resin and poured it in to open end and caught the residue at the other end. repoured it until it was getting close to setting then started over.
Primer and Brightsides on the outside.

I guess I could have just cut a few feet off the original mast but I wasn't sure if I would like the shorter mast. I'm still not sure, that's why I'm not ready to get rid of the original. I do like the fact that there are no guy wires on the shorter mast.

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