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while visiting my hobie 16 this weekend after long winter brake, I shocked to find long and ugly corrosion damages along the mast.
What should I do to stop it?
Posted : February 15, 2008 6:30 pm
Don't leave the mast up, exposed to the weather for months at a time.
Posted : February 16, 2008 10:16 am
Matt,
What's the difference whether the mast is up or the mast is down?
Posted : February 16, 2008 11:59 am
Lightning rod (as you suggested in the other thread) and air pollution. If it's an old mast, the anodizing is probably all scratched up, exposing the aluminum to acid rain.
Bottom line - if you're going to leave your boat for months at a time, take the mast down and put it under a cover (both the mast and boat). It'll be worth a lot more when you go to sell it.
Posted : February 16, 2008 3:23 pm