on the hooter, don't worry about the mast.., it is very, very stiff and not a problem. They all bend, but the Wave mast is so stiff that a slight bend will not hurt anything. That is why I went masthead with the Hooter. I tried fractional and it was not much benefit. When I went masthead, the results were great. And I have never had any failures of any kind.., yet!
Rick