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A while ago there was thread on separating stuck two piece masts but I didn't
follow it too closely.  After rigging up on a sandy beach I now have this
problem.  Anyone know of any "sure fire" ways for pulling them apart ?

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Forest Research Institute,
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Rotorua
New Zealand

He also reccommended rinsing the booms out with fresh water
after sailing, which he did after helping seperate my mast.
I was surprised at the amount of dirt that was still inside.

hope it helps
ron

Tie a hitch near the bottom of the mast, then tie that line around
a tree or other immovable object.
Grab the top of the mast and jerk it against the retraining line
(it's hard to describe, but the action will become obvious).
Some tapping on the joint might help too.

Good luck.

Jim

Kim

- get a couple of 2" X 2" boards about 2-3 feet long
- staple a 18" length of 1" tubular webbing (rock climbing) to each board
  so that about 6 inches of the webbing is stapled to the board

            |-6"-|
  ================                              
       _    -------------------------------------
 mast / \ | |       board                       |
      \_/ | -------------------------------------
          V
        direction of twist

- wrap a bit of old inner tube around the mast just below the seam on the
  lower half (this is so the webbing has something to grip) and then wrap
  the webbing around the inner tube (see above for direction)
- repeat this, just above where the ferrule should end, for the top half
  of the mast
- having two people now is *really* helpful; each of you just has to grab
  a board, twist and pull.  Otherwise, you've got to find something to
  lodge one of the boards in to, in order to twist and pull by yourself.

When I finally go my mast apart there really wasn't *that* much dirt in
the joint (I've had them stuck before so I'm always careful about cleaning
the joint before shoving the halves together) all I saw was some micro-fine
sand/dirt.

- You could also try a couple of clamp-on booms but you might not be able
  to get them to clamp hard enough, without slipping, to get the job done.

--
Cris Hannu                       |  Windsurfing the high country.

On the other hand, I once had to cut a mast at the bottom to get
the teak base out of it (as few years ago, true)....

1) Get the joint wet.  Use water, WD40, or what ever.
   Sometimes you'll rip the ferrel out of the lower half
   of the mast, if you pull too hard.  Make sure you twist
   while you pull apart the mast.

2) Find a few more people and have two twist and pull on
   each half.  If this doesn't work go to step 3.

3) Find a second set of clamp on booms.  Place one set on
   the bottom half of the mast and the other boom on the
   top half.  Twist the booms like pipewrenches.  It helps
   to have two people twist while two other people pull
   and twist.

Note: The sand at Crissy Field is Mother Nature's answer to
Crazy Glue.  The main reason I use a one piece mast at Crissy.

Good luck,

Kevin