carbon masts

When I was working as a boatbuilder on a yard, if I had done a repair like that, I would have been sacked!!! And I would not feel hard done by if I had been. I showed the pictures to a colleague at work, who used to do carbon repairs on aircraft, and he likewise, was shocked.

I would not pay, and would not use them again after that repair....

Jon

Originally posted by MikeBz Like a few other posters I'm baffled as to why you apparently went ahead with the repair when the quote was considerably more than the cost of a brand new mast   At least you didn't pay!  You may still be effectively out of pocket if the mast was repairable before this botched attempt.   You have nothing to lose by sending pictures to known reputable repairers of these masts (Chipstow and Synthesize spring to mind) and see if they think it could be put right and at what cost.   Mike

Originally posted by Daniel Holman .....That kind of job is 10h all things being equal.

I think I know who did that, and I have had trouble even buying stuff from them.
35 hours!
That kind of job is 10h all things being equal.  Hundred quid or so for materials. Bit more to laquer it but you shouldn't see any bend or even notice a repair apart from a cosmetic wrap. Track should be seamless.
Even if he didn't have a perfect sleeve there are ways of making it line up.
Surely you could buy a similar mast new for £2200, even with the exchange the way it is.
Alternatively, get your boat insured (which you have to really if racing) and see how long the repair stands up for.

Originally posted by timnoyce mmm, that repair is best described as terrible. If you paid for more than the materials then you have right to complain as it is shocking! Looks like a CST mast which is generally quite a large strand, but can be cleaned up and laminated quite nicely (I repaired a Cherub CST mast a couple of years ago). I'd not bother trying to straighten this one, just accept that it is a bad job and sail it as it is. As long as you can get the main up and it holds it up then it will be fine for training with at least, and to be honest you hardly sound like you are hoping to win the nationals so your skill will probably slow you down more than this mast. Careful you never know who your talking about  boat was bought as cheap dinghy, we have class wins in two and three wire boats as well as plenty of club trophies.... we were told it was repairable  If i keep it like it is i will have to recut my sails to fit this particular mast - not good. Save your pennys whilst you are practising with this one and then get a new mast when you can afford it.  This looks like the way forward. Any one interested in Carbon tube??