Received: from zonker-fddi.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA05101; Fri, 8 Sep 1995 11:30:26 -0700 Return-Path: <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Received: by zonker.hpl.hp.com (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA03431; Fri, 8 Sep 1995 11:30:22 -0700 Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 11:30:22 -0700 From: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9509081830.AA03431@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: mast track fix
> More advise needed on this board ('94 Seatrend 9'0" CS): The masttrack
> has a crack inside at the middle. To avoid $125.oo repair from ASD I
> am planning to use a 2-screw mast base and completely fill in the mast
> track with black caulk: this will keep water out, allow for
> flexibility, and the 2-screw model will spread the load.
> comments?,....
Don't do it. Once cracked, a mast track or fin box *will* get worse,
leading to catastrophic failure.
Ken "been there, done that" Poulton
poulton@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
"No way, nohow!" -- The Cowardly Lion
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