Laser 2 mast
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Topic: Laser 2 mast
Posted By: Riv
Subject: Laser 2 mast
Date Posted: 03 Nov 19 at 4:43pm
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Our club L2 blew over and mast has cleanly broken just above the shroud bolt. We can claim on the insurance for it. Does anyone know who can supply one?  ------------- Mistral Div II prototype board, Original Windsurfer, Hornet built'74. |
Replies:
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 03 Nov 19 at 5:14pm
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Looks like a Selden/Proctor section to me.
[Later] but after looking at their website, one they don't make any more. |
Posted By: Riv
Date Posted: 03 Nov 19 at 8:18pm
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might have to sleeve it then L3000 similar? ------------- Mistral Div II prototype board, Original Windsurfer, Hornet built'74. |
Posted By: Old bloke
Date Posted: 04 Nov 19 at 9:28am
| Assuming you have a new for old policy with one of the dinghy specialists I would speak to them as for the price of a new mast (if you could find one) you could get another Laser 2 complete with mast |
Posted By: Sussex Lad
Date Posted: 04 Nov 19 at 9:49am
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The original 2 piece masts are no longer available. Before the class assoc disappeared some com members helped develop a replacement 1 piece mast which should be available. Selden I believe. Link here to topic on Laser 2 masts: https://www.laser2sailing.org.uk/node/20" rel="nofollow - https://www.laser2sailing.org.uk/node/20 Edit: If you do get a new mast or boat the old mast fittings, particularly the cast pieces and top section will be wanted by somebody I reckon. |
Posted By: Riv
Date Posted: 16 Mar 20 at 4:59pm
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Update, we found someone local to make a sleeve for the top of the
mast to join the broken short top section to the lower part. All went
fine, the top mast fitted back in after a bit of filing (this is due to
the welding distorting the mast section a little, which was my main
worry). I designed it with a slanted end to spread the load over as big
an area as possible. At £160 it was by far
the cheapest option, a new mast from Selden was about £800 inc vat and
that's just the plain tube, nothing else. I could have got another mast
but it would have come with a free boat that I would have had to chop up
and sneak into the recycling. 
------------- Mistral Div II prototype board, Original Windsurfer, Hornet built'74. |
Posted By: Riv
Date Posted: 16 Mar 20 at 5:01pm
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Welding's a bit agricultural but looks strong and hopefully no one will be inspecting the top of the mast that much:)
------------- Mistral Div II prototype board, Original Windsurfer, Hornet built'74. |