Hey Moondo,

Well sanding the bottom section to relieve the friction in the joint will help not letting the mast stick together to a small extent ofcourse.

Just as Nebbian says when you apply mast downhaul this allows water to enter and when the mast is released if there is too much friction then the problem occurs, that why for me I relieve this pressure between the joins giving abit of tolerance.

Sanding the bottom section is not for everyone I understand that but it works for me.

However if you always remember to take tape with you then sure that will help also.

Kind Regards
Walt

Mecky said...

ka43 said...

Seriously:
Go to $2 dollar shop, Bunnings etc. Buy roll of duct tape and Box cutter.
When rigging up put 2 bits of mast together, cut 6" of tape. Tape mast joint.
Go sail. Come in, have beer. de-rig and mast comes apart like its supposed to.
Every time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Works all over the world too, funny that

I tape my mast every time but the sand still gets between the two halfs - probably over the top or the mast food.

As mentioned earlier, I tape my mast every time and I've pulled the plug out of the bottom half, resealed is (PU joint sealant) and now I've put a plug in the top half of the mast so there is no chance for the sand of getting in. And the mast comes apart very easy.