Shortening a Mast

[Brian Duff]

Masts do crack from freezing water, and easil. We have one spar laying on our rack that split nearly a foot long, and bulged all the way around in that area, from water freexzing inside of it. I will try to remember to take some pictures on monday. I dont believe that the scrap man has taken it yet.

Deck steped masts often get damage like that, a little fold out, when they are not controlled properly as they are lowered. That is usually caused by a fastner pulling through or pulling out of the butt plug, so not seeing those fasterns there I was offering suggestions of what else could have caused the damage, besides what Brion already mentioned.