[quote=martin_langhoff]Good advice on materials thanks!
True -- at ~82Kg I am too light to right it solo, but with crew and meeting the prescribed weight (and more), we can't without some outside help (ie: someone pull mast out of the water from a RIB). Once it's upright, it pisses water for quite a while out of the vent/drain hole at the bottom.
It was better (but not perfect) before a UV coating I had done, which involved removing and reinstalling fittings.
Later builds of the Whisper have a lighter mast. I've sailed them and they're light enough that I'd right it solo with some wind under the mainsail. I know because we capsized and the other guy (~90Kg) did it in blink before I could help him.
As much as I wish I had that lighter, and sealed, mast, working with what I got, and making it better...[/quote]
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