Mast Disassembly

When mast sections get stuck and refuse to separate, you can use the wrench strap trick. Get wrench straps. The product linked in the tool section and shown below has 2 straps, big and small, the small ones fit the mast diameter best, so you might want to order 2 pairs. Just one pair can probably be made to work.

The wrenches are rubber straps. Attach the handles so that the normal force is not near the sail track and the rubber strap provided a large tangential load via friction. If not done correctly, the wrench handle will crush the sail track.

Two wrenches are needed. Set the wrenches to oppose each other so that the mast pieces can be twisted. While one person twists, the other two people grab the mast and pull along the axis. You really need 3 people - one pulling at each end, and one using the wrenches to apply torsion, occasionally changing rotation direction. It should come apart very quickly.