[C320-list] mast

[Steve Magennis]

The top of the mast is slightly tapered by removing a small wedge of
aluminum, and then welding the mast back together (resulting in the
weld lines you see at the top of the Charleston Spars masts).  I don't
know if the same was done to the earlier masts.

Steve
Alchemist #909

--- JBrown5093 at aol.com wrote:

> I just noticed that on my mast (non furling main) there appears to be
> a  weld 
> line running from the top down mid mast and then bending forward
> about 1/3  
> the way down on both sides. The mast was stepped when I bought the
> boat 2 years 
>  ago so I haven't seen it close up (wintered with the mast up). I
> noticed a  
> similar weld in one of the pictures on the 320 site. My only
> comparison is  
> another 320 with a furler which doesn't seem to have the line. Why is
> it there?  
> Jim Brown  Desafinado 1003
> 


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