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Carbon Fibre Spar Repairs

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Carbon Fibre has been a real boon to the racing dinghy sailor.  It's long lasting properties ensure that the inital higher cost of a spar is easily offset by a long life span.

Add to this is the ability of a carbon spar to be modified to suit the needs of the sailor. Be it in the bending characteristics for Finn or OK masts (see here), or the addition of stiffening in selected places to control mast flexing in stayed masts.

Carbon fibre masts can suffer incredible abuse before failure, however they must be repaired as and when problems arise.  The motto for carbon spar owners is "eternal vigilance".

Inspect the spars frequently and get damage fixed before there is a break. While broken carbon fibre masts can be repaired (see here), it is better to fix before they break.
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carbon Fibre Spar Repairs

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A typical example of what can be seen on a damaged carbon fibre spar. Cracks and paint delamination in high stress areas. This crack is just below the boom fitting and above the deck.

This carbon mast is a Southern Spars built Finn wing mast of 1965 vintage.  Even after the cracks was noticed, the mast was use for over six months in at times 25 knot winds and steep seas.

Replacement value for a Finn wing mast is around NZ$7000.  So a repair now is well worthwile.
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Carbon Fibre Spar Repairs

carbon Fibre Spar Repairs

Carbon Fibre Spar Repairs
The preparation process clearly shows the extend of the damage with a 50mm crack right through the layup.  Incredibly this mast did not break.
Carbon Fibre Spar Repairs
Carbon Fibre Spar Repairs

carbon Fibre Spar Repairs

Carbon Fibre Spar Repairs
All fixed with a custom designed layup patch ready for filling and fairing before repainting.  This mast should last another 10 years at least and all for a very modest outlay in repair cost.
Carbon Fibre Spar Repairs
Carbon Fibre Spar Repairs
All carbon fibre spar repairs, alterations or additions will be on a fixed-price contract.

Fixed-price contracts means you will not be suprised by an excessively high maintenance bill often found where an open-ended time-taken based cost structure is utilised.

Your carbon fibre spar repair will be done to budget.

With our ability to create custom components we can manufacture all unique or irreplaceable carbon fibre spar parts as and when required.
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For a free written quotation - contact us directly using the information at the top.
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