Hi Mike,
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<br>Can you check where the crack is located on the mast compared to the total lengt of the mast. You might have enough lengt to flip the mast upside worn, cut the dented piece away and comptip the mast.
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<br>If not, I would try to salvage it anyways. Both the auto dent puller and the wood dowen are good ideat.
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<br>Another idea yould be to shape a piece of wood to the inside section of the mast and insert it in the mast once the mast dent has been shaped back in form. This would keep the mast from collapsing at the dent point. You can also rivet a metal plate on top of the dent but unless you can find a way of bending it with the same shape as the mast section, it might not be very efficient to keep the mast from collapsin at the dent point.
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<br>Anyways hopes this works out<br><br>Charles Leblanc [color:blue] Nacra 5.7 #123 </font color=blue>