maintain carbon mast
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Topic: maintain carbon mast
Posted By: AJ 348
Subject: maintain carbon mast
Date Posted: 23 Feb 12 at 9:04pm
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Hi all - newbie here.
I did try and search for an answer for my post (honest) but failed. So firstly, sorry if this has been asked 100 times before.
RS600 owner and I'd like to do a bit of maintenance on the boat before spring. Does anyone know the best way to tidy-up a carbon mast. I had heard you simply rub them down with sand paper and apply a new coat of varnish ?? just want the boat to look a little better this summer. TBH I spend more time up-side-dwon so I should tidy up the hull
 Thanks for any help
AJ
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Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 23 Feb 12 at 9:42pm
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Wet and dry don't dry sand.
International two pot seems to last well once its done. ------------- Musto Skiff and Solo sailor |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 23 Feb 12 at 10:34pm
| Personally I reckon that if varnish provided really good UV protection it wouldn't peel off as often as it does. So I paint my masts in something light coloured rather than varnish. I suggest something like 320 grit wet and dry, and use it wet if for no other reason than it lasts better. Use lukewarm water and put a dash of washing up liquid in it. Try and remove everything loose but the absolute minimum of actual fibre. |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 24 Feb 12 at 1:48pm
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paint's cheaper too. I now have a mast sock and don't worry about either. ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: Neptune
Date Posted: 24 Feb 12 at 1:51pm
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But your boat also lives in its own personal shed on wheels Jack! ------------- Musto Skiff and Solo sailor |
Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 24 Feb 12 at 1:51pm
 ------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 24 Feb 12 at 3:30pm
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with paint, you can go for a pimp colour to match or contrast the hull ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: AJ 348
Date Posted: 24 Feb 12 at 3:43pm
hmmm ... I could paint it Blackwater Muddy Brown - the top's normally that colour anyway  what type of paint chaps ? I assume it needs to be pretty flexible as the RS mast is raked right back under tenison.  cheers |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 24 Feb 12 at 4:11pm
| I usually use two pot polyurethane. |
Posted By: Rockhopper
Date Posted: 24 Feb 12 at 7:23pm
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I have just done my 600 mast so know the problems i found that most of my varnish was very loose so i got one of those window blades with the stanle knive edge and just went along very carefully and got the whole lot off Then i used some very fine wet and dry again it was hard going but worth it in the end and it looks like new now ------------- Retired now after 35 seasons in a row and time for a rest. 2004 national champ Laser5000 2007,2010,National Champ Rs Vareo |