Hi there, im in the build stage of a new vessel, abd am looking for where's best to buy a 5.5mtr carbon mast.
either
70mm diameter with a 3.5mm wall thickness or
80mm with a 3 mm wall thickness
Any help is appreciated.
Hi Andrew, I don't know where you are, but for my dinghy's lug rig conversion I bought one of these 80*74 tubes. Prince were very helpful. Joost Engelen (well known amongst builders of Michael Storer's designs) had used one before me, and I have been very happy with it. The carbon is laid up in multiple directions so very appropriate for a simple short mast. They are in NL.
https://shop.princefibre.com/product/tube-80x74-mm-carbon-epoxy-4/
Hi
I built and 80mmOd by 6m long mast by joining a 5m and 1m length together using a 2 m length of carbon tube as an insert with some epoxy. It has worked very well. The webpage for the UK supplier I used is no longer there but the insert tube came from these people in China and worked as advertised Carbon Fiber Tubes, Carbon Fiber Products - Carbon Fiber Star
Hi Andrew,
if you are interested in a professional built one and you have time for a journey to Genova (Italy), this can can be the right address:
https://maxspar.com/
Cheers
Mauro