To make a pair of new ones, I traced the old one onto some scrap wood and then cut out a matching pair of blanks. A bit of shaping, sanding and fitting the metal ends on and it is beginning to look like jumper struts again.
The last thing to do is reinstall the end plates. These had to be rabbited into the end of the strut and through bolted into place. A bit of final sanding and the end plates will be ready to come back off to be glued permenetly into place.
When the epoxy cures, all they will need is a final hand sanding and several coats of varnish. Of course, I will need a finished mast to install them to!
A lot of work for two small items.
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