I bought this boat last fall, not knowing it had some structural issues. Now I am wondering what to do?
As you can see, the mast tube has had some repairs done to it. What I am trying to figure out is does this work look like it will hold up? Should I add some glass to it, should I have a professional look at it? The repair guy at White Bear Boat Works close to where I live said he would look at it and reinforce the glass for 300 bucks. I paid 450 for it and it needs a minimum of 150 worth of parts. I would really like to save that 300 and do it myself, if it looks doable. Or worth doing at all.
What I need to know is how this repair was done and if it has even been sailed since it was done? There is some wear on the inside of the tube and about a 16th of an inch gap from the bottom of the tube and where it should rest on the bottom of the boat, which of coarse leaks like mad. So, what I am trying to figure out is in this type of repair is a whole new tube put in or could the old tube be reused? As you can sort of see in the picture the work on top of the boat looks really nice.
Please dont ask why I didn't look inside of the boat before I bought it.
I really hate to put money into it if the hole is going to collapse my first time out.
As you can see, the mast tube has had some repairs done to it. What I am trying to figure out is does this work look like it will hold up? Should I add some glass to it, should I have a professional look at it? The repair guy at White Bear Boat Works close to where I live said he would look at it and reinforce the glass for 300 bucks. I paid 450 for it and it needs a minimum of 150 worth of parts. I would really like to save that 300 and do it myself, if it looks doable. Or worth doing at all.
What I need to know is how this repair was done and if it has even been sailed since it was done? There is some wear on the inside of the tube and about a 16th of an inch gap from the bottom of the tube and where it should rest on the bottom of the boat, which of coarse leaks like mad. So, what I am trying to figure out is in this type of repair is a whole new tube put in or could the old tube be reused? As you can sort of see in the picture the work on top of the boat looks really nice.
Please dont ask why I didn't look inside of the boat before I bought it.
I really hate to put money into it if the hole is going to collapse my first time out.