Mac 26m Mast shape changed from 3x5inch to 3x4inch ?

[pokerrick1]

Come-on Rick.
Its not that hard even some old plastic cutting board will do Duh!!

I'm the DUH when it comes to this kind of stuff - - not my cup of tea - - - I am not a home (or boat) do-it-yourself project guy!

Rick

[Divecoz]

Making your own new cap , really is an easy task..
Sheet Aluminum? Easy enough , trace it ,allow for two taps drill two holes 2 screws to attach. Cutting board? Trace it get out the router.
Duct tape ? haahahha OK OK not duct tape

[fireant]

I only want a fiberglass cap ! ... call me fussy .. but hey .... I like the look

[pokerrick1]

Trace it get out the router.

OK -- - now I've got it

Should I get out my router that is computer driven or the one I work manually

Rick

PS I think that if I ever did have a router in my hands - -- that wold probably be a criminal act

[Highlander]

I actualy have the original one as a spare its pretty flimmsy as I made & installed a rotating mast cap for my backstay

J

[fireant]

Wanna sell it ?
$10 via paypal ?

Here is the official response from MacGregor.

We only offer mast caps for the current extrusion. If your boat was a 2007 model built in late 2006 (Hull number ending607) no mast cap is available. I am sorry I cannot be more helpful on this.

Boat only 4 years old and they don't sell spares for it ...

[Divecoz]

Fireant, if you were, state side, and the weather was a bit nicer, outside.... I'd just go out and cut and bend ( I have some nice Aluminum Diamond Plate)you one and send it, to you. But I have no idea how to send a bubble envelope to the land of OZ.
Hi Rick : ) I sometimes do forget , that every guys 3 car garage isn't, so full of tools and stuff that he cannot get a car in it.. Though I have on occasion,( rare occasion) considered buying a condo and just leaving it all behind..Just sell this house and walk away from it all.. Wouldn't the new owner be surprised when he opened the door Thinking he as just going to pull the car in ...

[pokerrick1]

Tools - - - Tools - - - we don't need no stinkin Tools

Rick

PS My garage is filled with cars and a utility trailer and boating equipment and bikes and an extra refrigerator and a freezer chest.

[fireant]

Fireant, if you were, state side, and the weather was a bit nicer, outside.... I'd just go out and cut and bend ( I have some nice Aluminum Diamond Plate)you one and send it, to you. But I have no idea how to send a bubble envelope to the land of OZ.

Yer its sometimes a bit of a pain sending stuff overseas but thanks for the kind offer.
I really want fibreglass though.
Unprotected - Un-anodised aluminium tends to look like a snowman armpit after a few years.

[fireant]

What to do ... what to do ......
I guess the cutting board is probably an easy option for me.
Or maybe I should just cut some aluminium and paint the dang thing.
Pain in the butt.

[Divecoz]

Trace the outline ( mast), use a piece of cutting board. You now have basic shape ... cut / sand /fine / as needed ...Now cut block to fit inside mast.. Router table? No? OK... take a sharp point "sharpie" using your finger to guide and mark just inside the perimeter on the bottom face.. then again draw a line around the circumference... cut around the circumference with a hacksaw or a copping saw.... copping saw would b nice .. cut all the way around just enough to bury the 3/16 in. wide blade on the coping saw.....now use a dremel to remove excess material. It doesnt have to be perfect.. the imperfections wont show they are inside the mast. there are 2 set screw for that old plastic cap as I recall ....screw 2 short SS screws through mast and into your new cap... done deal ...an hour at the most..