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Where to source a mast in the UK?

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  • 14 Apr 2025 12:23
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    Anonymous wrote:

    Thank you Malcolm. I love the mast on a trailer photo. That's been one of my worries. Even getting from the house down to the quay, which is a very steep hill, will be an achievement. From Wales to Cornwall might be too much. Any issues with the strength? Do you mind me asking how much you paid. Thanks.

    Andrew, sorry for not paying enough attention to the forum posts! I finally managed to find the invoice and the price (in 2016) was £494.35 including VAT collected from the factory...! Attached is a screenshot showing the product as ordered... ...if you have more questions, please message me (email) and I will be more prompt! Cheers, Malcolm
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  • 01 Apr 2025 07:09
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    If transport from Germany could be arranged, I could help with the adress of a private seller of several flag poles (aluminum), with a bottom diam. of 145-150mm, 4,5-5mm wall and 11,5m in length.

    I bought mine there.

    They sell them for €200

    Regards, Thomas
  • 26 Feb 2025 14:33
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    Thank you Malcolm. I love the mast on a trailer photo. That's been one of my worries. Even getting from the house down to the quay, which is a very steep hill, will be an achievement. From Wales to Cornwall might be too much. Any issues with the strength? Do you mind me asking how much you paid. Thanks.

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  • 18 Feb 2025 09:52
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    We purchased a lamppost from the Aluminium Lamppost Company (ALC) in south wales... But they become worried we were using it as a mast and could not provide the relevant computational docs (as you would have if it it really WAS going to be a lamp post) - so you might need to be circumspect...

    Our blog has a number of posts concerning this (check the "rig" menu for details... here are a couple of links:

    About the rig

    mast on trailer


    Best of luck!
  • 13 Feb 2025 22:13
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    Just WOW! Thank you. So much expertise, I will enjoy my reading.
  • 13 Feb 2025 18:10
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    I'm sort of coming to the decision that making an 8 stave, birds mouth wooden mast might be my best option, if I can source some good timber.

    I'm sure there must be some people here who have done it, do you know of any?

    Tony Brown, Tapatya and Alan Mulhollland, Wave Rover both have YouTube videos on how they did i.  Gary Pick did articles for the magazine.  Ditto Bertrand Fercot.

     Arne Kvermeland gives detailed instructions also

    if you put the search term “mast” into our Knowledgebase (which now contains nearly 1400 links to junk rig resources) here is a selection of what you get - about half are relevant 

    ID Author Article Link Source Date Page
    20 Gary Pick How to build an 8 staved birdsmouth mast from wood
    wood, birdsmouth mast, doublas fir,    		 link




    505 Gary Pick How to build an eight staved mast
    		 link Magazine Issue 57 September 2011 Page: 14
    519 Bertrand Fercot Building two wood masts in two stages
    		 link Magazine Issue 58 January 2012 Page: 33
    523 Bertrand Fercot Bi-conical Wood Masts with 12 Staves
    		 link Magazine Issue 59 April 2012 Page: 8
    5



    450 Werner Schulz Building a Staved Mast
    		 link Magazine Issue 66 October 2014 Page: 10
    344 Pol Bergius Unstayed wooden masts
    		 link Magazine Issue 71 June 2016 Page: 11
    263 Arne Kverneland Ingeborg's new mast step
    		 link Magazine Issue 76 February 2018 Page: 7
    256 Arne Kverneland Designing a cone shaped mast coat
    		 link Magazine Issue 77 June 2018 Page: 33
    222 Jonathon Bryant A Hinged Mast for Bluebelle
    		 link Magazine Issue 79 February 2019 Page: 36
    148 Shemaya Laurel Great Auk , The Mast
    		 link Magazine Issue 84 October 2020 Page: 44
    7

    853 Brian Young Making Solid Masts from trees
    		 link Newsletter Issue 31 April 1996



    		link Newsletter Issue 47 August 2006
    1023 Timber mast scantlings for a Norwegian junk rig.
    		 link Newsletter Issue 48 January 2007





    11 Arne Kverneland The (wooden) mast - ch 6 of The Cambered Panel Junk Rig
    		 link
    12 Arne Kverneland The hybrid mast - ch6b of the Cambered Panel Junk Rig
    		 link
    15
    37 Bertrand Fercot Building of two 16m wood masts V1-0
    		 link
    38 Bertrand Fercot Building of two bi-conical wood free-masts made with 12 staves
    		 link
    44 Arne Kverneland "The Cambered Panel Junk Rig (""The book"") - Chapter 6 - The Wooden Mast"
    		 link
    45 Arne Kverneland "The Cambered Panel Junk Rig (""The book"") - Chapter 6b - The Hybrid Mast"
    		 link



    Gary Pick Birdsmouth Mast
    		 link


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  • 13 Feb 2025 15:04
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    Thank you Kevin. I hope I didn't sound dismissive, they look like a good company.

    Haha! Good old A.I. Seems to be everywhere, no surprise that it pointed the way to JRA! I have to say, I'm in a few forums, old VWs, 3D printing etc. and nowhere have I found so many very knowledgable and very helpful people.

    I'm sort of coming to the decision that making an 8 stave, birds mouth wooden mast might be my best option, if I can source some good timber.

    I'm sure there must be some people here who have done it, do you know of any?
  • 13 Feb 2025 13:52
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    Hi Kevin,

    Thank you, that's interesting. The price is a little eye watering unfortunately. My budget is about £3K for the entire project, including sail!

    And no doubt they would add a hefty transport fee too.  But perhaps they’d negotiate to get their first introduction to junk rig masts?  Anyway, as I said, I posted it more for general information than thinking it would meet your particular needs.  

    I wondered where sailors of Freedoms get mast replacements and as I’m becoming a reluctant fan of AI, I put that question to ChatGPT.  Interestingly, among other true but not very helpful hints, it suggested that inspiration might be found at the Junk Rig Association website!!

    Last modified: 13 Feb 2025 13:57 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • 13 Feb 2025 12:57
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    Hi Kevin,

    Thank you, that's interesting. The price is a little eye watering unfortunately. My budget is about £3K for the entire project, including sail!
  • 13 Feb 2025 12:51
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    I guess you have seen these?

    https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/06/howto/birdsmouth/index.htm

    https://www.duckworksmagazine.com/10/howto/birdsmouth/index.htm


    Thanks Magne. I hadn't seen them. Excellent articles! I could 3D print the jigs fairly easily. I just haven't got a long enough, flat enough surface to lay it out. I'm sure I can find a way though.
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