Thanks Dwight! I have a long list of things to do this spring. The mast _is_ down however ..... We have a hard launch date of May 3rd this year. If I can get the boot stripes painted, the stuffing box repacked, new halyards and maybe shivs all done, hull clean and wax and bottom paint I'll do the mast! If it takes a normal person three hours it'll take me six.
Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 9:32 AM, dwight <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve > > > > I sanded my mast about 6 years ago with 320 grit wet paper, lots of water > from a garden hose to remove ugly oxide layer that the abrasive will > remove...the mast got real nice, aluminium self anodizes in a matter of > seconds, you can't really prevent that, and that oxide layer grows thicker > with time...after mine was dry I applied 1 coat of Aurora Kwik Shine...looks > good to this day, not new but a lot better than before I started and it has > stayed up in a marine environment all year long for the last 6 years. I > could have polished it better, say to 600 grit, and maybe got a better job > but that would have taken more time...the way I did the mast for my 35 which > is 57 feet long and I also did the boom and spreaders took only about 3 > hours. Don't be afraid to polish an aluminium mast, so long as it has not > been painted. I got a feeling that my mast had never been touched before I > cleaned it and I must say that I am glad that I did that job...I will do it > again with 600 grit next time I unstep for winter storgae > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Stevan > Plavsa > *Sent:* March 11, 2014 9:50 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Stus-List tarp chafing mast > > > > Hi All. I've got my mast laying over my deck supported by the pulpit > forward and a 2x4 frame aft. I slung a tarp over the mast for the winter > and called it done. I was examining the mast and noticed that the entire > side of the mast that is in contact with the tarp is chafed, or buffed, > from the tarp rubbing on it in the wind. I wouldn't call it shiny, just > 'rubbed' looking. Will this oxidize back to normal or should I be thinking > about cleaning up the mast? I've read to leave aluminum alone and not buff > and shine it. The mast is going to be ugly in the spring. > > > > Thanks, > > Steve > > Suhana, C&C 32 > > Toronto > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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