Re: Fail-safing the mast base

From: Bob Galvan (kasplash@mac.com-DeleteThis.com)
Date: Thu Oct 16 2003 - 20:12:39 PDT


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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 20:12:39 -0700
Subject: Re: Fail-safing the mast base
From: Bob Galvan <kasplash@mac.com-DeleteThis.com>
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On Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 08:02 PM, Robert Dow wrote:

> One of the shops I rent from in Maui puts the mast base nut in the
> mast track and then blocks the exit with some material glued into
> the track.

Yeah. Some boards are built with the opening on the mast track at the
forward end. Major design flaw, IMHO. The mast is always pushing
forward, that's what makes the board go! After one such separation,
  I avoid this design.

smooth sailing,
Bottom Bob



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