Par, Its sounds like I'll be more than fine if I go for a 5" diameter, and at 50 lbs or so I'll be very happy with the weight. I think 5" is...
Well, I don't know what to say about the weight. I have a hanging scale in my business that we use to weigh odd shaped objects. Its quite accurate...
Well, the original mast that came with the boat was aluminum so even though a wooden mast was built later there are no real specs to calculate...
This mast is already hollow as it is bird's mouth construction. If I was going to reduce this existing mast I would be inclined to do it from the...
Par, I actually weighed the mast today and it came out at 190 lbs. 6 1/2" diameter at the base, 4 1/2" at the head and 23'5" long. It is bird's...
Par, Its not exactly that the mast is too big, although the owner that built the wooden mast had to put additional lead under the cockpit to...
Alan, here are the specs you asked for. Boat LOA 17', beam 7'11", draft (board up) 20", displacement 2800 lbs., sail area 240 sq. ft., mast length...
I have a 1968 Wittholz designed Herman built catboat that I would like to build a new mast for. Although the existing mast works OK, I plan on...
