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jeffers 
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 Topic: RS600 Masts - Superspars/AngelPosted: 22 Aug 09 at 2:52pm |
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I friend of mine has just fallen foul of an old Angel 600 mast....I suggested he find some Cherub sailors to sell it too
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JTaylor
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Posted: 21 Aug 09 at 11:46pm |
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thanks, all good info. fingers crossed a 600 will be mine sometime soon!
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charlie1019
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Posted: 21 Aug 09 at 11:29pm |
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If its an Angel with a carbon sheave you'll be fine. Generally the angel's were slightly faster, but not much in it
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JimC
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Posted: 21 Aug 09 at 7:42pm |
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The big problem was with masts that used an aluminium sleeve where the extra piece goes in the bottom. This was not a clever idea and any surviving spars are best avoided, especially if you sail regularly on the sea.
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Jamie600
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Posted: 21 Aug 09 at 7:42pm |
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Just make sure you have new-for-old insurance just in case the worse happens |
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Posted: 21 Aug 09 at 7:20pm |
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You'll be fine with an angel mast, though you're right, a superspar would be
the preferable mast to have. Angel started off well, then had a long time of breakages. By the time angel masts sorted out the issues, deals had been done with superspar. The Angel masts that are around still in one piece generally the better ones that were made but you'll be safer overall with a superspar. Plenty of people are using Angels with no problems at all. No difference in performance between the two sections. Doug H |
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Posted: 21 Aug 09 at 7:04pm |
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When i was looking at buying a 600 I was told that superspars are the best especialy as they are much less likely to snap. Angel masts do have a bad reputation of snapping. RS now use superspar carbon masts on the 300 600 700 800 (may have missed some out??) which shows that they must be of higher quality. I don't think there is any difference in performance although maybe wrong?
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JTaylor
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Posted: 21 Aug 09 at 6:45pm |
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I'm looking at buying a 600 at the moment, and have been told that a boat with a superspars mast is much more desirable than those with other masts. What is the difference between a superspars mast and one from another manufacturer, such as angel? And would this affect performance in any way? Any ideas?
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