there you go

if you home build your mast out of over sized section wood , you keep it in your garage over the winter which catches fire , you can be happy in the knowledge it won't bend or melt bopping the fire peeps on their heads <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I prefer my mast made of carbon from wood compressed over millions of years(or wherever the carbon comes from ) and knitted into a new shiney stick, which I expect would burn like it was going out of fashion (the epoxy that is ) .after the fire reknitt the carbon and remould again .

When I was at JP's place it was amazing to see the rolls of prepreg carbon in his freezer which can quickly be transformed into a lightweight mast ,

anyone want an alluminium saarberg A class mast still like new ! , unfortunately the West Epoxied A class hulls burnt rather well after a hard life !