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Waterat Pat



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 5:00 pm    Post subject: Mast Half Swap? Reply with quote

I don't know about you but if you are a wave sailor you probably have several mast halves lying around unused. Over the years standards and mfg change so your left with the bastard half. I would love to swap/trade/buy to give myself some backups. The idea is to post up some pics to see if we can find a mate. Don't really want to ship so I am posting regionally being in the SF Bay area.
I have a base and a tip both 100% carbon RDM from 400cm masts the biggest difference being the ferrule is attached to the base not the tip. Measurements are in millimeters.



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nw30



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Skinny tops make great shaft replacements for broken SUP paddles.

Just a suggestion, for what it's worth.
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swchandler



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What mast brands do you have?
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Waterat Pat



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The bottom half has a made in Italy sticker and may have been an older Ka brand as I got it from Windsurfdeal.com.The top has no graphics maybe Powerex before they switched to ferrule in the top section.
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spennie



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 11:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Makes a pretty good Digeridoo.
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Arrgh



Joined: 05 May 1998
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 7:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How about setting up a swap-within-a-swap at the Crissy swap?
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DAVIBO



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 2:30 pm    Post subject: 1/2 masts Reply with quote

I have about 4 SDM top halfs to Platinum 100% carbon North masts do you think anybody would want them? or is it just the RDM folks are looking for?
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isobars



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

spennie wrote:
Makes a pretty good Digeridoo.

Chuckle. I got some nasty looks blowing my 460 cm carbon "conch shell" at the Maui sunset years ago. Pretty much drowned out all them curved natural conchs everybody else was using. Smile

Mixing mast halves is often a compatibility nightmare, even within a given brand in many cases. The discontinuity in bend can really mess up a foil.
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Waterat Pat



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

dennis_c wrote:
How about setting up a swap-within-a-swap at the Crissy swap?


That is a great idea. Make it a real swap. I can contact Jean of CFYC and see if he will put it in the advert. SDM and RDM.
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dabull1



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:08 pm    Post subject: Let's fence! Reply with quote

I'm building a fence with all the broken mast remnants I've stashed away over the years... think about it , a carbon-fiber fence! Way cool and I don't have to worry about mating components flex paterns. Bull
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