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PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2014 9:20 pm 
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Hi folks I recently disassembled my Wave for the first time since buying it 3 years ago; and noticed some damage on the mast. I stored it with the mast up and this is presumably from something banging against the mast in the boat yard, but I always pulled the halyard away from the mast with shock cord, in the hope of avoiding this. Has anyone else had this problem?

There's a bit of damage to the lower section of the mast. Does anyone have advice on how to repair this? Help please!!

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 11, 2014 9:45 am 
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This is 99.9% cosmetic. The black material is a thick putty to create contour and the luff track attachment grooves. Not structural. Chip away the broken parts and fill in with something like automotive Bondo... color... assemble and sail.

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 4:24 am 
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Thanks Matt that's reassuring. Any thoughts about how the damage happened? I'd like to avoid any further damage!

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 3:11 pm 
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That is likely from flex. Mast up storage over the winter? In high wind the mast may start wobbling. Movement at the joint caused it I think.

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