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JimC
Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6648 |
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Topic: carbon masts Posted: 05 Jan 12 at 10:02pm |
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You do indeed, and many of them are ******: remember its all done for the show: you really don't want to actually believe anything you see on television without independant corroborating evidence. I had a friend whose business was forced into bankruptcy because they happened to have a vaguely similar business name to one of those exposes, and can you forget the flash mob who went round and smashed up the house of the local paedo - except she was the local paediatrician? I bet the entire story looks very different from the other side: it always does. |
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Jamesd
Far too distracted from work Joined: 01 Feb 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 377 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 9:08am | ||
Jim You are wrong, these people do need to be shamed, perhaps not publicly but a quick phone call to insurers soon gets them off the repair list. For the sake of anyone planning to use them in the future.
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gbr940
Posting king Joined: 04 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 198 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 2:09pm | ||
Think all has been said to be fair - its a truly shocking job which should only cost £300 tops!! You may have done so already but our B14 rig is currently at a specialist here in Southampton and i'm sure he would talk to you sensibly about options:
Pete @ Zest Racing - www.dinghy-repairs.co.uk
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Jamie @ Synthesize - http://synthesizegroup.com
Both are B14 specialists and more importantly CST repairers! Hope you get it sorted before the season kicks off!!
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timnoyce
Really should get out more Joined: 05 Aug 04 Location: Hampshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 2:54pm | ||
The plot thickens. Just gonna pop out and get some popcorn but I'll be back ready to watch this unfold...
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fudheid
Far too distracted from work Joined: 21 Apr 11 Location: 51.53 N 01.28 E Online Status: Offline Posts: 241 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 2:55pm | ||
Not happy with your post MattK, think you should take your post down. This is not what this forum is for.
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rogue
Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 978 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 3:40pm | ||
okay- I'm lost did Carbonology do that initial repair or not?
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Ruscoe
Really should get out more Joined: 12 Jan 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1514 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 3:47pm | ||
Bet it gets deleted before you are back...
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Dave Chiz
Newbie Joined: 13 Apr 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 27 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 4:09pm | ||
No carbonology had nothing to do with it.
I did it. I repaired the 2 breaks on Simons mast as a favour in my own time at my own place with my own tools and materials. For free.
But I couldn't get the tip straight - I tried a number of times. I wanted to try again but he wanted it back. I am sure all of you would be able to do it first time and all of you would be able to do a perfect job in 3 minutes flat with just a puncture repair kit and a rusty teaspoon so I bow to your fantastic skill and talent in repairing masts. Well this time I got it wrong. I admit it. I have never denied it. I have admitted to Si that I made a mistake - The biggest one being that because Si needed the mast back and I'd had it a long time trying to get it right, I panicked and let him have it back. I should have kept it, cut it back and repaired it again... I accept that. What it has to do with you lot I have no idea?! SO there you have it. The absolute truth. Can we go to the pub now? I personally repaired that mast in my own time as a favour to a mate for no charge. The mast was a write off (and therefore should really have been destroyed or disposed of) but I said to Si I could probably get it in one piece in a sound enough state so it could be used again. And indeed that I did. When it was wired up it would have been difficult to tell it was off axis - Though I totally accept this is not ideal, it really was a 'something for nothing' mast. Where the mast is broken lower down in the parallel section the repair is fine. But repairing a taper is much harder as the insert is parallel and there was hardware in the way - but you all know that I am sure. Edited by Dave Chiz - 07 Jan 12 at 5:33am |
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rogue
Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 978 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 4:20pm | ||
... because the OP said this:
I guess it would have been prudent to have worded it along the lines of: ... because the guy who tried his best to do me a favour at very short notice for FREE couldn't salvage it from its written-off state... |
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fudheid
Far too distracted from work Joined: 21 Apr 11 Location: 51.53 N 01.28 E Online Status: Offline Posts: 241 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 06 Jan 12 at 4:35pm | ||
think the original OP was (i know it woz me wot don it ) :- 1. Can it be straightened - i presume split and patched??? 2. Who to do it? East coast or M25 Any idea on costs? i know thats 3 questions We were asking advice on who people use or recommend for this sort of thing. I'm with Dave on this "someone say pub?"
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