I'd like some advice on what I should do about the cracks in my mast step. The mast step has a slow leak into the hull.
On a past thread:
http://sailingforums.com/threads/mast-tube.14654/#post-77291
baldessariclan talks about fixing cracks in the mast tube by painting some penetrating epoxy onto the cracks inside the tube while using a vacuum cleaner to suck the air out of boat to possibly pull the epoxy all the way through the crack for a better repair. I think I would also add some "chopped" fiberglass to the epoxy mix to fortify it. (Wayne mentions this on another thread.) This inside tube fix is what I'd like to try to get away with doing.
However, I'm not sure if the crack is too big and if I'll have to put in another inspection port and wrap the outside of the tube with reinforcing fiberglass.
I'd like to stop the leak permenantly...
The crack runs down the lower right side from about mid tube and then goes into the base seat. Here are the best pictures of the crack(s) I could get.
Thanks for any help. I would be lost (sunk) if it weren't for this forum and all the great people in it - Thanks!
On a past thread:
http://sailingforums.com/threads/mast-tube.14654/#post-77291
baldessariclan talks about fixing cracks in the mast tube by painting some penetrating epoxy onto the cracks inside the tube while using a vacuum cleaner to suck the air out of boat to possibly pull the epoxy all the way through the crack for a better repair. I think I would also add some "chopped" fiberglass to the epoxy mix to fortify it. (Wayne mentions this on another thread.) This inside tube fix is what I'd like to try to get away with doing.
However, I'm not sure if the crack is too big and if I'll have to put in another inspection port and wrap the outside of the tube with reinforcing fiberglass.
I'd like to stop the leak permenantly...
The crack runs down the lower right side from about mid tube and then goes into the base seat. Here are the best pictures of the crack(s) I could get.
Thanks for any help. I would be lost (sunk) if it weren't for this forum and all the great people in it - Thanks!