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Mast partner boot #15135
09/03/13 03:11 PM
09/03/13 03:11 PM
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Duluth, MN
Chris_Kirstin Offline OP
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Duluth, MN
Hi,
I leak like crazy in the rain around my mast partner.
Does anyone have a place to buy something new or a recommendation for next season?
Thanks,
Chris

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Re: Mast partner boot [Re: Chris_Kirstin] #15139
09/04/13 06:45 PM
09/04/13 06:45 PM
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Kailua Kona, HI
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Kailua Kona, HI
use the rigging tape that sticks only to itself, then overlay completly with silicon sealer. You may need a jackknife to separate it ,to pull the mast, but you can usually save most of it and it doesn't leak.

Re: Mast partner boot [Re: Chris_Kirstin] #15143
09/05/13 12:21 PM
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Portland, ME
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There's an interesting article on this site on building a mast boot out of a tire tube... mines a bit tired and that's definitely on the list...

Re: Mast partner boot [Re: Chris_Kirstin] #15169
09/10/13 11:30 PM
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Squamish, British Columbia
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I put rigging tape but it doesn't seem to work all that well as it is hard to get good coverage with the location of the turning blocks at the bottom of the mast.

Re: Mast partner boot [Re: Chris_Kirstin] #15170
09/11/13 07:02 AM
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Key West, & Charlotte, NC
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I make my own mast boot by using elastic bandage(similar to an ACE bandage) the type that adheres to itself. I wrap it around the mast and partners. I coat it with rubberized type coating paint/material. I use the coating that you would coat anchor chain. I have also used the liquid whipping coating as well as tool handle dipping compound. I use what ever I can easily find at West Marine or the local hardware store. I make sure that I apply a layer of the coating to the mast before I start wrapping the bandage and I continue to coat he bandage as I wrap it. The result is a good seal that flexes with any mast movement/shudder. I sometimes touchup the coating if it gets abraded by lines/sheets over time.

I have also used Rescue Tape to make a mast boot or to seal leaky mast boots. I got two inch wide rolls at the Miami Boat Show several years ago. I have found that in conjunction with the one inch wide rolls that they sell at West Marine works well at the base of the mast to get around turning blocks and fittings. I really like this product. I have used it as a temporary patch on hoses, to wrap electrical connections, and other applications around the house, on my car, and on the boat. I keep a roll in my cars and on the boat. I helped a stranded motorist in the parking lot at Costco with a leaking radiator hose.


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