prv
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I know it's an old chestnut of a question, but I have two replacement mast hoops that I need to get onto KS's mainmast, and one onto the mizzen. Although the masts are down, they have fittings at masthead and base which I don't want to remove and which prevent me sliding the hoops over the ends.
The hoops have had the rivets drilled out (I asked Classic Marine to supply them loose, as offered on their site, but they ignored that request) and I think the spirals open up wide enough to wind onto the mast. If so, great, and I will then epoxy them back together, partly because I don't have the rivets and partly since it will add extra strength.
However, if I can't slip them onto the mast without risk of breakage, I presume I'll have to think about making them a bit more flexible using steam. I've never done this before, so any advice is welcome.
Pete
The hoops have had the rivets drilled out (I asked Classic Marine to supply them loose, as offered on their site, but they ignored that request) and I think the spirals open up wide enough to wind onto the mast. If so, great, and I will then epoxy them back together, partly because I don't have the rivets and partly since it will add extra strength.
However, if I can't slip them onto the mast without risk of breakage, I presume I'll have to think about making them a bit more flexible using steam. I've never done this before, so any advice is welcome.
Pete