Sleaving a carbon fiber pole
We recently broke the retractable bowsprit on a J105 and were considering sleaving the pole with another smaller piece of carbon tubing and then expoxing the whole together. The break is right at where the pole enters the bow. I'm concerned about a hard spot at the end of the sleeve since the pole is unsupported and is subject to some flexing. Also, I've not done much with carbon but am working with people who have but not for this specific sort of fix. Are there any issues I need to be concerned with?
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