Silicone around mast boot?
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Re: Silicone around mast boot?
Thanks, that's great info! I appreciate the detailed description and pictures, especially as my friends are not quite 12 ft tall . I'm considering eventually getting a trailer for mine (shoal draft) so I guess it's probably worth putting in the time to build an a-frame.
Ian Sanders
1983 Freedom 21 - Shoal Draft
St Petersburg (Tampa Bay), FL
1983 Freedom 21 - Shoal Draft
St Petersburg (Tampa Bay), FL
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Re: Silicone around mast boot?
You know, I hadn't actually considered that possibility as it wasn't marketed with the hinge when I bought it. Now that you mention it, it kind of looks like it might - there's a joint at the deck and the entire mast below that point is aluminum, and there's two bolts on the mast in about the same location as I see from a quick Google Image search. I never really looked closely at those since the mast was repaired (sleeved) at the gooseneck in the past - just assumed they were related to that.
This would be a very nice surprise.
This would be a very nice surprise.
Ian Sanders
1983 Freedom 21 - Shoal Draft
St Petersburg (Tampa Bay), FL
1983 Freedom 21 - Shoal Draft
St Petersburg (Tampa Bay), FL
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Re: Silicone around mast boot?
Interesting... so if your mast doesn't go all the way down into the cabin then it's definitely not like the pictures with the a-frame.
Here's a picture of my "knee" (sorry I don't have any other closer shots)
It looks like yours has it too. Theoretically it's possible for one person to do it by themselves. Look up my past posts, I've uploaded the instructions on how to do it before.
Here's a picture of my "knee" (sorry I don't have any other closer shots)
It looks like yours has it too. Theoretically it's possible for one person to do it by themselves. Look up my past posts, I've uploaded the instructions on how to do it before.
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Re: Silicone around mast boot?
Thanks! Found it here - https://freedomyachts.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=12221
Ian Sanders
1983 Freedom 21 - Shoal Draft
St Petersburg (Tampa Bay), FL
1983 Freedom 21 - Shoal Draft
St Petersburg (Tampa Bay), FL