Mast being fixed

Finally dropped off my mast to be fixed with a San Diego shipwright, Scott Cain. He should have the mast ready for me in about 10 days. It will be great to have a straight mast finally. He is also going to varnish it. Should look like new when finished.

UPDATE:

David

The lower end of the mast was a little tricky, but I got it glued (West System Epoxy) perfectly lined up with the mast head.

You couldn't tell with all the paint on it, but the bottom 6" of the base had fiberglass glassed into the mast base.  After planeing it square and lining it up square with the mast head, I epoxy with fiberglass matt the lower end.  It will make the lower end stronger and tie it all together.

Today I'm sanding, striping, fairing and priming (545 Awlgrip) the bottom.  Next week, clear coat.

I'll call you latter next week.   Every coat takes a day to dry and I'm putting lots of coats on it.

Scott

More updates: This shows the alignment at the top and bottom of the mast. They are both now in alignment.

Here is a photo of the alignment before the work was started.

Here is the after picture