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Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/28/2008, 6:48 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? *Pic* (John Monroe)

: Bill thanks for taking a look at this. I'm no mathematician.

: The mast sizes are in the picture. The ama beam is 11 1/2 feet, the ama's
: length is 36 inches, the circumference in the middle is 34" and they
: are shaped like a banana. I have foam in most of the tubing for floatation
: and maybe some extra strength in the aka’s and the mast.

: One minor problem, I tried to stay safe when epoxying but I must have push
: epoxy in front of the insert tubes so the inserts only go in about 14
: inches instead of 18 inches. If I can't chip or sand off the extra epoxy
: way back inside the tubes I will have to cut off 4 inches of insert
: tubing. The plans of mice and men and Murphy’s Law were at work.

: John

John,

Don't cut the sleeves yet, have an idea but I'm gonna have to be more awake than I am now to run the calculations, tomorrow should be good :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/24/2008, 3:02 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Acors -- 2/25/2008, 10:49 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 5:59 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 5:48 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? *Pic*
John Monroe -- 2/28/2008, 5:15 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/28/2008, 6:48 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/29/2008, 3:30 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2008, 4:06 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 3/1/2008, 2:25 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 2:22 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 3/2/2008, 3:58 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/11/2008, 1:39 am
Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? Update. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 3/11/2008, 2:44 am
Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast? Update. *Pic*
John Monroe -- 3/11/2008, 2:44 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 4:19 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 3/3/2008, 4:00 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/4/2008, 1:00 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2008, 4:20 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/29/2008, 4:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2008, 4:21 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 2/25/2008, 12:26 pm
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/25/2008, 3:09 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:30 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/26/2008, 5:06 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/27/2008, 4:19 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/26/2008, 2:25 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
John Monroe -- 2/25/2008, 3:08 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Bill Hamm -- 2/25/2008, 1:48 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Mike Savage -- 2/24/2008, 7:26 am
Re: Epoxy: Epoxy Aluminum Sailboat Mast?
Michael McCluskey -- 2/24/2008, 6:54 am