That is interesting, do you know if the Newick version is available?
I was just reading another thread about a wood wing mast .... then he build a wing composite foam + carbon mast and change the rigging with no...
For the ribs spacing I was reading this Kurt Hughes paper.... but this I could easily over design... will add little more weight only...
oh I could not even imagine that someone could do this. I uploaded the page with the information now. No need to be D shape, I was thinking more...
Thank you rxcomposite, I have more information now to look for it, you already helped and I´m sure you are more than capable to help in the...
Hi! Garydierking, wow I was looking for something like that, I was just asking that right now on this other thread.... Wood-fiberglass Mast...
That looks very light compared to what I posted.. . :cool: [ATTACH]
I can crunch some numbers, have you add the wepage? Just got a picture. I´m planning to run this on SolidWorks to see how it goes.. boy ..you´ve...
sorry I was unable to add a picture, so I just copied it and post it again adding the picture. yes indeed, i will add spreaders and lower shrouds,...
sorry my bad explaining at first, they have built two masts, the first one it was a Kurt Hughes project and it had a 5cm carbon fiber layout (not...
I need to look into this with more details to see what I can change and leave the same strength as the original. I would leave the ribs and...
I forgot to post the pictures finished.. here we go.. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I also think that if you start to use carbon to try to make this mast stiff the price will skyrocket, need to use geometry for that. The 5cm it...
I was just searching more and found one similar project: [ATTACH] https://www.ericwsponberg.com/wp-content/uploads/wing-masts.pdf
Borrowing the drawing from rxcomposite to show how they built their second mast: [ATTACH]
Wow... you are good on Excel drawing!... :) Now that you explain this, it makes sense how they modified the mast. By the way they laminate...
well I think it´s too late to look for it... 10 years has passed... but I would doubt that it would be a good option... the project from Kurt...
Hi rxcomposite, the first mast, project from Kurt it was tapered in the end, the second one it´s not. The cross section of the mast it was 750mm...
Hi Bajansailor, yes south America - Brazil I haven´t started yet, I bought plans some years ago for a 49' Trimaran from Dick Newick. The SP...
I have been looking for ways to build a mast for a 50' trimaran, I do not have manufactures down here and the price to import one is really a big...
