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Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/15/2012, 4:39 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!! (Malcolm Schweizer)

: Yes, I was quite surprised that they were not quarter-sawn. I am
: thinking those would be quite flexy side to side. I realize the
: standing rigging works to prevent that, but still I expected
: quarter-sawn. They at least served their purpose for quite some
: time. In fact I believe had they not sat on the beach for so
: long they probably could have been salvaged as masts. If someone
: happened to know a person needing that exact size of mast I'm
: sure they could have brought a pretty penney. As is, I am very
: pleased just to have saved them from being worthless for
: anything. It is really going to be cool to give them new life on
: the water in many different craft.

Very likely a home built boat, no decent boat yard would take the time to fab up all those joints using flat sawn boards.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!! *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 6:42 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!! *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 6:46 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Etienne Muller -- 4/3/2012, 7:35 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 7:54 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Etienne Muller -- 4/3/2012, 10:30 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 11:51 am
Everyone should read that ^^^
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 11:52 am
Interesting story for y'all...
Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 2:15 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 3:53 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
ancient kayaker -- 4/3/2012, 11:21 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Sean Dawe -- 4/4/2012, 8:24 am
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Robert N Pruden -- 4/4/2012, 10:25 am
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Sean Dawe -- 4/4/2012, 11:01 am
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Paul Davies -- 4/4/2012, 7:29 pm
Re: Interesting story for y'all...
Robert N Pruden -- 4/5/2012, 4:36 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Bill Hamm -- 4/15/2012, 4:39 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/16/2012, 7:38 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2012, 1:55 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2012, 1:59 am
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 1:35 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 3:53 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/3/2012, 5:28 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2012, 6:57 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 4/3/2012, 10:09 pm
Re: Material: Salvaging two 46' masts- by kayak!!!
scottbaxter -- 4/8/2012, 10:26 am