mast leak

[Lance Jones]

Cool Stu. Are the wedges to center the mast or are they used to tamp the line in? Are they removed after the job is complete?

Thanks!

[Stu Jackson]

Mast wedges are necessary to finish the job of reinstalling a mast wehn it's pulled, and have nothing whatsoever to do with the sealant/water instrusion issue.  Do a search on mast wedges (without quotation marks to get both mast and wedges in your search.

[Jon Schneider]

Lance, FYI, mast wedges don't center your mast; you have to do that by tuning your rig.  After you've centered the column, you then position the wedges to keep the mast stable in the partners (the hole in the coachroof that the mast goes through).  You might also consider a product called Spartite, which does an excellent job in supporting the mast pressure at all angles in the partners and makes waterproofing somewhat easier.