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  1. SloopJonB

    Mast shoe question - corrosion prevention

    many layers of ply and glass mat laminated with epoxy. Just for fun, here's what it replaced. That mess actually kept the mast standing for a trip by the PO from Santa Monica to San Rafael.
  2. SloopJonB

    Mast shoe question - corrosion prevention

    Something that hasn't been mentioned is to change the shoe from a cup the mast sits inside to a cruciform base that sits inside the mast. I had to build a new step for my Columbia 43 and did it like this; Due to the corrosion from the existing cup style step the foot of the mast needed to be...
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