Quote Originally Posted by Volunteer View Post
Oh I always have replaced the masts with steel rod so they are much stronger than the originals. They won't snap off at the deck like the originals.
As you may have seen Vol, subsequent to that experiment I have now taken to using steel masts with the cross trees silver soldered on. They will take any amount of hammer and also allow a very strong bond with the sails without any flexing.
Rob.