A good way to do this is to use a Sawzall with a long (8"?) metal cutting blade to do most of the work, then a grinder, finishing up with a belt sander or DA. Be sure to wrap the end of the mast with masking tape to avoid the saw dinging it up. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Buzzi Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 7:53 AM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Shroud tension You don't have to take off that much. I ended up cutting back up the mast about a half inch on the sailtrack side and just tapered it to the max width of the mast. Then I eased the sharp aft end of the mast foot to avoid getting bitten by that sharp corner. Go slow, it easier to take off metal than put it back on. Tom B <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-2115-v2-b> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=oa-2115-v2-b> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 11:22 PM, David Rifkind <drifkind@acm.org> wrote:
On Mar 28, 2016, at 11:20 AM, GARY M HYDE <gmhyde1@mac.com> wrote:
Round the foot of the mast so you can step it without loosening the shrouds. Strike a curve using the bolt hole a s a center and trim the aft part of th mast foot.
That sounds like a plan. What kind of tool did you use? I am thinking angle grinder.