Carbon Fibre Wing Mast

[SouthernWing]

I am building a 58ft catamaran of my own design and I am also interested in building a carbon fibre wing mast. I am hoping the cat will come in at 6.5 tons when completed. The hulls are ply and the rest is composite. I built my own hitchhiker 33, 20 years ago and sailed the world for 17 years. I live in Brisbane, Australia and intend to go cruising again when the cat is finished. I am looking at a 20mtr mast. Would appreciate any help.

Phill wise

[stevemiddendorf]

Hi Phill;
I live in Sydney and have a similar objective: carbon wing mast for a 40 foot catamaran. I have not found a source for designs. Jeff Schionning Designs has these but limits sales to builders of thier cats. Have you had any luck finding a replicatable design?

[yokebutt]

Phill, Steve,
Consult a naval architect for design and engineering, the structure of a composite spar should always be analyzed thoroughly before building, it's well spent money.

Good luck,
Yokebutt.

[nero]

Call or send an email to "rob denney". He makes carbon fiber masts. He also has an engineering service available. Not sure what part of australia he lives in.

2 weeks into strip planking the first hull half on my cat. Going slow. I am now up to 6 planks a day.

[SouthernWing]

Hi Steve

No I have not found a design. I have a little information from the net stating that the thickness of the layup is the same as the thickness of an aluminium mast of the same size. I have a few friends in the industry so I am still inquiring. I am still building my boat so my inquiries at the moment are just casual. I will get into it a lot more when I am actually ready to start building the mast which is about ten months away. If I get any info I will certainly pass it on. Many thanks for your contact.

Phill

[newo eloc]

hi phil, I to are in Brisbane I to am building a cat 12mtr but mine will weigh only 600 kg basicly two pipes, 4 beams, tramps, rigging and sails and thats about it. Have you checked out "spitfire" a 40ft cat over there in Perth. The best carbon fibre masts and the best cat I've seen if the site can be beleaved.They used carbon fibre over a thin gauge stainless form,they just slip over a double sided sail like a sock over the stayless mast. Have a nozy www.bdg.co.au then marine div. I,ll be going with the two masts but in alloy.