Ta-da!!

Impressive

I discovered that was one of the clamps sliding down the mast. I didn't tighten it enough, it pierced through the padding and scratched the mast.

Naaaa, using that will damage the mast. Do some stress maths on it.

Good luck anyway

An even better way to seperate a mast without using a car jack

One very simple solution to avoid a stuck mast. When you are done with the mast, roll up a plastic shopping bag and stuff it inside the base of the mast. Of course you want to make sure it doesn't go in too far.

With it in place, you will not have to worry about having sand/grits at the base. If you can find a cap of some sort to fit the mast, then it is even better. Don't forget to remove the bag before rigging though

I fill the mast with lead ,stops sand getting in , bitch to water start , what do u know about lead , hard to say , but if u get it for half the price ! , sorry I've been drinking !

try putting a condom on the side without the ferrule
best to leave it on during action
that way there are no unwanted surprises
for real action put it on your ferrule
this idea was not influenced by alcohol
just my insanity

A way that has woked for me is tie rope with clove hitches and rolling hitches to the mast. Tie the base end to something really strong like a bollard or parked truck. Tie the tip to a rope and first jerk on it. If you need more grunt, tie the tip rope to something heavy like a lump of steel say 20 kg, give that a good jerk. If you need more grunt still, have about 1 or 2m of slack rope and hook it on your towball. Gentle pull first, if you need more grunt, have a run up. Pulled a 12m long mast off a mould like this so it can definitely separate things. Stiff rope like kevlar or at least pre stretched poly is best. One of my mates glassed some loops on the end of a stuck mast to tie to, then sanded the loops off when separated. But enough hitches usually does the trick.

i spose you could put hose clamps over rubber, then tie a clove hitch around the mast resting against hose clamp.

Or you can just water the grass where you rig up.

Always found 'bouncing' the mast vigorously while a couple people pull on each end to be the most effective and least risky way to do it.

Man0verBoard said..
What do you reckon the 'crack' sound was?

Gonna find out next time it's rigged.
Someone somewhere showed how to connect a hose and fill with water thus pushing it apart.