well back at it, here in the cold weathers of chicago.
the sail I have made is a 305 square ft. Split junk on top of a 2.5 tun displacement of the contesa 26. I plan to go on many dangerous Adventures :-)
I am extending a 27' tapered lap post with a .188" wall up an additional 6' 6" using a pole measuring 5" OD with .125" wall. I will be setting 2 ft of the 5-in pole into the lamp post and Welding or epoxy in it into place.
I am having difficulties coming to a conclusion for a final height of the mast. my questions are as follows
height of mast above deck before the lowest Batten on the sail?
height of mast above the yard? ( I will be using a five piece tackle for Main halyard)
for my batons I'm thinking inch and a half schedule 40 T6 aluminum which equals 1.9 inch OD by .145 in wall AKA 48.26 mm OD 3.683 mm wall
for the top most baton, the one just below the yard. I have a 2-in schedule 40 pipe AKA 2.375 OD by .154 wall or 60.3mm OD x 3.9mm wall
I'm kind of stuck on the yard. I am in between getting a 4-in pipe with a 1/8 in wall AKA 101 mm OD by 3.175 mm wall
the alternative would to do the Arnie yard and put two pipes together. but I'm having a hard time finding a smaller aluminum pipe that isn't crazy thick. I'm also looking to get some literature on building and rigging the yard for a split junk. if anyone can point me to some literature, it would be much appreciated :-)
I'll be spending more money on aluminum than I did on my car, any reassurance would be a gift :-) :-)