Have you ever snapped, or bent beyond repair?

   Laser top mast in light airs and laser boom in strong winds after s gybe! 4000 on its first outing (for me) too, as soon as some kicker was put on.

Poll Question: Have you ever snapped, or bent beyond repair, a mast?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes	40	[85.11%]
No	7	[14.89%]
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Gfinch Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 09 Nov 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 67	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gfinch Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Have you ever snapped, or bent beyond repair? Posted: 24 Nov 15 at 8:27pm
	Laser top mast in light airs and laser boom in strong winds after s gybe! 4000 on its first outing (for me) too, as soon as some kicker was put on.
	3513, 3551 - National 12 136069 - Laser 32541 - Mirror 4501 - Laser 4000

drifter Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 09 Jun 08 Location: Oxfordshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 177	Post Options Post Reply Quote drifter Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 15 at 8:55pm
	Bent an Albacore mast when the quadrant lever sheared off. The shroud and attached broken lever took the bullseye clean out of the wooden deck (no deck damage) and whipped up taking the vane off the Hawk on the top of the mast. I reckon I was lucky!
	Stewart