Masts

  • 23 Mar 2024 18:39
    Reply # 13333752 on 13333745
    Anonymous wrote:
    who could supply as round-section mast of the approriate size? Any suggestions?


    The mast would be approximately 22-25ft long and taper from around 100mm to 60mm diameter (rough figures only just for an example).

    Hi Roger

    I'm inclined t feel that there may be easier and cheaper ways to make this mast. A tapered mast would probably have to be custom made, unless you can find a flag pole of suitable dimensions and strength.

    Aluminium tube is readily available at lengths of up to 6 meters. You could use a length of 100mm dia and then add the last 5 feet or so as a tapered wood top mast section. Arne has written an excellent article (available in his files section here) (http://goo.gl/WE36w3) about how to do this.


    Thanks I'll take a look.


  • 23 Mar 2024 18:05
    Reply # 13333745 on 13333631
    who could supply as round-section mast of the approriate size? Any suggestions?


    The mast would be approximately 22-25ft long and taper from around 100mm to 60mm diameter (rough figures only just for an example).

    Hi Roger

    I'm inclined t feel that there may be easier and cheaper ways to make this mast. A tapered mast would probably have to be custom made, unless you can find a flag pole of suitable dimensions and strength.

    Aluminium tube is readily available at lengths of up to 6 meters. You could use a length of 100mm dia and then add the last 5 feet or so as a tapered wood top mast section. Arne has written an excellent article (available in his files section here) (http://goo.gl/WE36w3) about how to do this.


  • 23 Mar 2024 11:02
    Message # 13333631

    Hi all,


    I'm thinking about converting my Hunter Liberty 22 to a hybrid rig as discussed in the Hunter Liberty Cat Ketch thread:


    https://www.junkrigassociation.org/general_forum/13276977


    I asked the question there, but perhaps better here - who could supply as round-section mast of the approriate size? Any suggestions?


    The mast would be approximately 22-25ft long and taper from around 100mm to 60mm diameter (rough figures only just for an example).


    thanks :-)

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