Main struts bent
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 2:50 pm
Dear all,
I am looking for second hand Telstar 28 and recently checked out a boat which looked OK for the price except some obvious damage to the two main mast supporting struts. Apparently they were bent either when raised mast hit the bridge or in some similar situation. Current owner is (or pretends to be) clueless about the origin of the problem. According to him, mast raising mechanism still works. The bent is not all that significant, however what worries me is the fact that the welded connections of both struts to smaller diameter tubes right next to the attachment point to the boat deck are broken - apparently as a result of the same disaster. Here are some pictures, which I hope illustrate the problem:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Jol ... 2JIc2pVa1U
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Jol ... 0V4UzRwb1U
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Jol ... 25iYVp6R28
For comparison, here is a picture of the same area taken from some Youtube video:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Jol ... lpMSkljbmM
Deck areas around the strut anchors appear to be undamaged and solid.
I am wondering if:
a) this kind of damage is tolerable if the mast raising and lowering still works
b) if anyone has experience repairing bent struts or altogether replacing them
Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Best,
Alex
I am looking for second hand Telstar 28 and recently checked out a boat which looked OK for the price except some obvious damage to the two main mast supporting struts. Apparently they were bent either when raised mast hit the bridge or in some similar situation. Current owner is (or pretends to be) clueless about the origin of the problem. According to him, mast raising mechanism still works. The bent is not all that significant, however what worries me is the fact that the welded connections of both struts to smaller diameter tubes right next to the attachment point to the boat deck are broken - apparently as a result of the same disaster. Here are some pictures, which I hope illustrate the problem:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Jol ... 2JIc2pVa1U
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Jol ... 0V4UzRwb1U
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Jol ... 25iYVp6R28
For comparison, here is a picture of the same area taken from some Youtube video:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-Jol ... lpMSkljbmM
Deck areas around the strut anchors appear to be undamaged and solid.
I am wondering if:
a) this kind of damage is tolerable if the mast raising and lowering still works
b) if anyone has experience repairing bent struts or altogether replacing them
Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Best,
Alex