Clamps!

One of those phrases you will never hear somebody working on boats or with wood say: "I have enough clamps". Today I can say that. After cleaning up the mess inside the mast and adding a layer of varnish for protection, I glued Spark's mast back together, all twenty two and a half feet of it.

With epoxy slightly thickened to just below the consistency of apple sauce to keep it from running all over the place, and to add to it's adhesive properties, I spread it liberally on both sides of the split and then clamped it all together. It took every spring clamp I own, all 58 of them, to accomplish this task with a four to six inch spacing between them. Hopefully this time tomorrow, I can sand off any drips that escaped and begin varnishing anew!

I think I need to get more clamps!