My O'Day Mariner 2+2 #1545 was blown down while on its mooring in the Delaware River with a gust recorded by NOAA at Burlington, NJ as 49 knots. Unfortunately, the fore stay (roller-furler) caught on the mooring float and chain. Within 16 hours and a tide cycle, the mast had snapped in two at the bolt that secures the top ends of the shrouds. The furler plastic core was kinked near its mid-point. The rear stay also failed.
I plan to contact Stuart Marine and/or D+R Marine to buy a new aluminum mast extrusion and then transfer all of my existing fittings onto the new extrusion. If anyone has a used/spare mast in good condition for a 2+2 Mariner in the mid-Atlantic region, I would like to buy it from you.
Tom Gilman
Pilgrim Shadow
home phone: 856-866-0911