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by **Jonatha** » Fri, 10 Nov 2000 04:00:00

Just wanted to post a variation of a tip I read here a while back.
Today I was sailing alone (no flames please) and when I was ready to
de-rig I found out my mast was stuck. Here's what I did to get it
apart:

Clamped the boom onto the bottom half of the mast near the joint -
tightly. Laid the boom on the sand, stood on the bottom boom arm,
grabbed the upper half of the mast with both hands and twisted. Came
right apart - no help from anyone and no damage to the mast.

(The original method required two booms clamped on the mast and one or
two people turning them in opposite directions)

Jon

by **Jeff Ear** » Sat, 11 Nov 2000 13:19:54

My favorite method is to tie one end to a tree and another to my trailer
hitch, and drive like hell until the remaining 50 ft of slack runs out.

Quote:

> Just wanted to post a variation of a tip I read here a while back.
> Today I was sailing alone (no flames please) and when I was ready to
> de-rig I found out my mast was stuck. Here's what I did to get it
> apart:

> Clamped the boom onto the bottom half of the mast near the joint -
> tightly. Laid the boom on the sand, stood on the bottom boom arm,
> grabbed the upper half of the mast with both hands and twisted. Came
> right apart - no help from anyone and no damage to the mast.

> (The original method required two booms clamped on the mast and one or
> two people turning them in opposite directions)

> Jon

by **Mark** » Sat, 11 Nov 2000 04:00:00

Quote:

> My favorite method is to tie one end to a tree and another to my trailer
> hitch, and drive like hell until the remaining 50 ft of slack runs out.

Sounds like that would even work on a one-piece mast...

by **Jonatha** » Sat, 11 Nov 2000 04:00:00

Jeff,

That works even better if you leave the sail on the mast and run one
end of the line through the grommet at the foot of the sail. Try it
with one of your race sails and let me know how it works.

Jon

Quote:

>My favorite method is to tie one end to a tree and another to my trailer
>hitch, and drive like hell until the remaining 50 ft of slack runs out.

>> Just wanted to post a variation of a tip I read here a while back.
>> Today I was sailing alone (no flames please) and when I was ready to
>> de-rig I found out my mast was stuck. Here's what I did to get it
>> apart:

>> Clamped the boom onto the bottom half of the mast near the joint -
>> tightly. Laid the boom on the sand, stood on the bottom boom arm,
>> grabbed the upper half of the mast with both hands and twisted. Came
>> right apart - no help from anyone and no damage to the mast.

>> (The original method required two booms clamped on the mast and one or
>> two people turning them in opposite directions)

>> Jon

by **Kev 8** » Mon, 13 Nov 2000 04:00:00

I have tried it, and it works

Quote:

> My favorite method is to tie one end to a tree and another to my trailer
> hitch, and drive like hell until the remaining 50 ft of slack runs out.

> > Just wanted to post a variation of a tip I read here a while back.
> > Today I was sailing alone (no flames please) and when I was ready to
> > de-rig I found out my mast was stuck. Here's what I did to get it
> > apart:

> > Clamped the boom onto the bottom half of the mast near the joint -
> > tightly. Laid the boom on the sand, stood on the bottom boom arm,
> > grabbed the upper half of the mast with both hands and twisted. Came
> > right apart - no help from anyone and no damage to the mast.

> > (The original method required two booms clamped on the mast and one or
> > two people turning them in opposite directions)

> > Jon

by **chop-h** » Mon, 13 Nov 2000 04:00:00

I used a *** mallet yesterday to get the extension out of the mast.
Worked very well. I just beat on the extension in the general "down"
direction working my way around the base until it came out. Didn't have to
hit hard either.

Quote:

> Just wanted to post a variation of a tip I read here a while back.
> Today I was sailing alone (no flames please) and when I was ready to
> de-rig I found out my mast was stuck. Here's what I did to get it
> apart:

> Clamped the boom onto the bottom half of the mast near the joint -
> tightly. Laid the boom on the sand, stood on the bottom boom arm,
> grabbed the upper half of the mast with both hands and twisted. Came
> right apart - no help from anyone and no damage to the mast.

> (The original method required two booms clamped on the mast and one or
> two people turning them in opposite directions)

> Jon

Sport Today

unstick a mast...by yourself

unstick a mast...by yourself

unstick a mast...by yourself

unstick a mast...by yourself

unstick a mast...by yourself

unstick a mast...by yourself

unstick a mast...by yourself