Wing Mast Construction

I am interested in building a carbon fibre wing mast for my 56 foot catamaran. Does anyone know the layup for it or where I can get the information about it.

[NiklasL]

Well done you are searching! All you need is patience.

I don't know where you live, what type of boat you have (weight, year, model etc.) and your experience. So the easiest way to help you with what I know now is:


Search the net with ie "google" for "wingmast" and read everything. Look for links and mail adresses to people and companies experienced with your interest (bookmark).
Look for contacts/companies in your contry and discuss with them how they can help you.


Some reading: http://www.tspeer.com/Wingmasts/mast.htm

[tspeer]

Better yet, http://www.tspeer.com/temp/teardrop.doc

Originally Posted by Phill Wise

I am interested in building a carbon fibre wing mast for my 56 foot catamaran. Does anyone know the layup for it or where I can get the information about it.

Hi: I have female tooling for sale for such a mast along with laminate design.

The mold is located in Southern California and could be crated and shipped.

Let me know if you have any interest.Regards, Bill

[Eric Sponberg]

Go to my website, www.sponbergyachtdesign.com, and go to the page on Free-standing masts. Read that through as it gives a lot of basic information about mast design. There are no standard designs because each mast has to be designed to the stability characteristics of the boat. But I do have methods to build a wingmast without a mold, and I have designed wingmasts for multihulls.

Regards,

Eric