Sounds like it to me.Aren't you removing the anodized coating that protects the booms?
Two of my three "serious" catamarans had black spars--a bad idea when raising 30-foot masts in bright Florida sun.Ha! I don't know. I could have made a bone head move. They were powdery and corroded. They are very shinny in spots now.
Any who... I need to recover from the mistake if thats true. Anyone ever paint spar and boom? I didn't do anything to the mast.
I thought I saw someone post a pic of a black mast and spar set. I may have to use metallic aluminum rustolium paint and primer rattle can like I use on my big front yard flag pole. It looks fair. So fair that when the ins adjuster came in after hurricane Michael she put me down for, one bent "aluminum" flag pole. LOL
That sounds like a plan, po-man, I think I’ll follow your lead and will try the same.Breeze im going with the newer high end rustolium metallic silver followed by their clear coat and see how long it last. Will plug any pits b4 with jewelry metal and smooth.
I'll defer to member Roller, but the anodizing should have outlasted the plastic in a fire.Thought of this post when I scored a free Minifish hull and mast yesterday.
The mast was in a garage fire and though the plastic end caps were unaffected the anodized coating on the aluminum is shot. Guess I’ll be clear-coating too, po-man sailor!
Wood "dowel"?
I like free, but for $10 I can buy a perfectly round poplar dowel and have plenty of length left for the next bent mast or a couple of rolling pins! When I’m hiking in the woods I’m looking out for bears, though I see them more often when I’m working on a boat in my driveway...
Our Mini has the same sail.I’ve got a red white and blue mini sail to match.