Everything will break given enough Force. Will it break at 4 knots of wind speed ? will it break at 10 knots of wind speed ? Perhaps 17.517...
it is about probability. Nothing is certain no matter how much you engineer stuff. Planes crash despite all of the engineering that goes into...
It is an older mast and my reading seems to indicate that the vast majority of older masts were 6061 , in the smaller boats there was more...
You are correct in saying that I have to use a mold, but only if I follow those instructions the gent was kind enough to give. I am much more...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is a rotating mast for use on a home designed and built 28ft catmrn
I get to the point where it tells me I have not created an album. I know that I have not created an album. Is there a easily visible link to click...
This Thread is getting way more complex than it need be. Does anyone have an approximate knowledge of the shear and tensile strength of aluminum...
I guess it is impossible to just simply put a photo on a post. We wouldn't want to make things easy...
I have to disagree. It would not be cheaper safer or easier, for me. I already have the Mast and the fiberglass and epoxy. I have no idea where I...
I agree that it would create a hard point. There will be a single Diamond spreader arrangement as it will be a rotating mast. The amount of taper...
My understanding has been that aluminum doesn't resist fatigue as well as fiberglass. This is why I did not included mention. This leaves shear...
I apologize, I had a rare Moment of clarity in my own head and figured everyone else could follow along haha. I am using the Mast as a mold of...
Hello, I have 31 feet of mast, but I need 34 feet of mast. The shape is approximately 4 1/2 in by 6 in in a semi Aero form. The bottom of the...
Yes, going from a center section that is one half of a circle tapering to something that looks more like the letter U
I will definitely report back and I am definitely going to have fun! Thank you!
Thank you for the video. I am familiar with the terms discussed in it. As mentioned previously form stability is not relevant since it will employ...
Well I came up with the same maximum beam last week so I seem to be on the right track. Any suggestions on how to come up with the stations?
I edited the original post to include that it would ba voyaging craft used in relatively protected Waters. So Flat Water to a foot of chop at the most
When you say copy a real one I do not understand. If there is nothing I am familiar with which has no regards for form stability and a 500 lb...
