Hi,
I just saw a mast on a sailboat made completely out of steel pipe. It looked to be approximately 75mm (3") in diametre and used 3 uprights arranged in a triangle profile with the uprights being 300mm (12") centre to centre. In between the steel pipe uprights was smaller steel pipe approx 25mm (1") in diametre welded in a as bracing.
It looked incredable easy to fabricate, strong, easy to repair, easy to climb, easy to affix rigging to with out using dis-similar metals, and most of all cheap!!
The only downside to the design was the mast may create some turbulance, and it gave the boat a slightly messy appearance.
Has anyone had any experinace with this type of mast, or has anyone got any ideas on this designs advantages/disadvantages??
Any information would be greatly appreciated. Please post a reply of email me:
mytqik@dodo.com.au
Yours sincerely
Randal Tait
03-16-2002, 09:34 PM
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