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Old 10-28-2009
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Spar-Tite

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Originally Posted by SVImpunity View Post
Thanks for the info...since I posted I've been speaking to a rigger locally who is coming to check the rigging this week & we discussed the various ways of sealing. The mast was installed with Spar-Tite which should have prevented leaks....but there you go..you never know do you?
So far as I understand, Spar-Tite is not meant to seal the mast-deck joint. It is there to position your mast correctly in the hole in the deck.

I second the opinion of the other poster re the mast tape - a waste of $$.
I am waiting for the mast to come down so I can install a boot.
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