Hi folks,
I did make some enquiries about light poles a few months ago for my Wylo II project, and was unsurprisingly given the brush-off by ALC. I'd be interested to hear the result of any discussions with Mallatite.
I have been toying with the idea of making up composite masts (i.e. Ali tube with a tapered wooden topmast, as per Annie's Fantail), but the longest tube that seems to be available off the shelf (even from a giant like Thyssen Krupp) is 5m (possibly 6 if you're lucky). What do people think about the idea of joining two of these with an internal sleeve, say of 2m length or so, riveted or screwed in position? My rig is due to be based on Asmat's schooner rig, but with a slightly higher aspect, so the mainmast needs to be about 12.5m (12.8 is what I actually worked out, but I think I could get away with 30cm less) from keel to truck. With 5m tubes, I could make a 10m length from aluminium with a 2.5 / 2.8m wooden tapered topmast. The foremast is 8.9m, so if I could source a 6m tube it would be ideal, but could probably make do with a 5m tube and 4m of wood.
Grateful to hear any thoughts...