Hi all. I am in need of some
advice. I have a 1972
Albin Vega with a Proctor
mast spar. My fore and aft stays are attached to stainless toggles in the
mast head box. These have corroded the
aluminum flanges they are attached to about half the material thickness. I cannot think of an adequate
repair in this area as the flanges are smallish and not much material. I could fabricate doublers and weld them on the outside face of the flange and bore new holes for the thru pin. This is not ideal as 6061T6
Aluminum weakens when welded and the flange would be in tension and not
compression. The entire mast
head box is welded into the spar. If I can find a replacement box I can grind out the old one and weld or rivet/bolt a new one in. I just cannot find a replacement for a Proctor spar. In fact I cannot find much of anything on Proctor spars. Has anybody replaced their mast head box or successfully repaired it by welding. Where can I buy an aftermarket head box? Any
advice would be appreciated. Thanks