Please let me know if anyone has a Com-Pac 16 mast to unload. Thanks!
Do you know how the mast became bent? There is a recent thread about mast deflection in heavy winds:
http://cpyoa.geekworkshosting.com/forum/index.php?topic=2644.0
My guess is your mast was bent while unstepped, but thought I would ask in case it was bent while in action.