Due to responsibilities with home renovation (the family seems to be upset if forced to live without a toilet) the project has been set aside for a few weeks, but now I'm back on track.
Panels 5-7 done, panel 4 about 50%. After this I'll have to go back to drawing and make paper patterns for panels 1-3.
At the same time the wintering boat seems a bit pathetic without a rig (BR rig sold), waiting for a new mast and JR sail.
I still haven't solved the mast issue.
145/2.8mm T6 Nedal aluminium flagpole is option #1, if I just find myself believing that it is strong enough - with or without some reinforcing.
I also got a new quote with 6m straight aluminium tubes with a bit more options than the previous ones:
120/5, 120/8, 120/10, 130/5, 130/10, 150/5 mm.
One of the other suppliers had also 150/3 mm.
The problem with these is that I have no option to make a 4m wooden topmast, so I would have to use a smaller diameter al-tube or possibly a grp-flagpole.
I still have the 100/4 mm tube left from my Joe 17. For economical and even more so for ecological reasons I would like to use this at the top.
With the options above, I suppose this is out of question?