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| Author: | jharvey3 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | H17 Sport Mast |
My 17 did a flying leap with it's rack this morning in a 50 mph gust. I lost a rudder and the mast top...looking for replacements. |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
Of course... your dealer would have access to these parts for you. http://www.hobiecat.com/dealers/ |
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| Author: | srm [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 2:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
Where are you located? sm |
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| Author: | jharvey3 [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
I am in Michigan. Just the carbon mast tip is broken. Is it a relatively straight forward process to replace it? are special tools required? |
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| Author: | MBounds [ Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
jharvey3 wrote: I am in Michigan. Just the carbon mast tip is broken. Is it a relatively straight forward process to replace it? are special tools required? The tip is fiberglass, not carbon. Yes - remove the old bits, glue in the new. No special tools required. Where in Michigan? |
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| Author: | srm [ Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
The tools required depends on the age of the mast. The older masts have a single bolt holding the mast tang and comptip on. The only tools required would be a drill to put a new hole in the comptip and some wrenches to remove/install the bolt. The later masts have a riveted tang. You will need a drill and a powerful rivet gun to install the stainless rivets required to put the mast tang back on. sm |
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| Author: | jharvey3 [ Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
I am in Novi MI. Sounds pretty straight forward. Hoping a used one is more in my budget. Looks like a new tip is about $800. |
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| Author: | flesaffre [ Sun Apr 20, 2014 2:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
Let me know what you find. Just realized today that my comptip is also cracked & in need of replacement. (Pic below... ugly even ignoring the stained used-to-be-white "Formula" edition mast. Cracks are only 2.5 feet from the top though, so maybe possible to repair since not much lateral bending there?) 
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| Author: | jharvey3 [ Mon Apr 21, 2014 10:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
That looks repairable to be. I did find a blog where someone described a mast repair. Still looking for a new stick or a tip for mine. |
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| Author: | jharvey3 [ Mon May 12, 2014 7:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
I found a mast tip..does anyone know what kind of glue is used to hold it in? What the size of the stainless rivets is? Is there a technical bulletin or instruction from Hobie on how to install the tip? |
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| Author: | srm [ Mon May 12, 2014 4:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: H17 Sport Mast |
Hobie does have instructions for installing the comptip, I would search the "Support" section on their site. The rivets would be 3/16" diameter stainless steel, about 1" long. I would use West system six10 epoxy when seating the mast - that stuff is very easy to work with. Do a dry run before applying the epoxy as the comptip ferrule may need to be ground down slightly to fit into the lower mast extrusion. sm |
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