I have a 12 meter (42 foot ) dutch steel ketch I am working on (details elsewhere on the site). I have a mast to replace the original sitka spruce...
Hello, First time poster, total newb, ignoramus. I want to add a (balanced lug, or lateen, or gaff, or sprit) rig to an old mahogany make and...
Happy New Year all, I built a boat many years ago and after 25 years, I finally took that mast down to check it and do some modifications. The...
I would like to alter my mast by adding a section to the bottom of it. I would like a piece that is around 2 to 3 feet, plus a couple more feet...
Is there anything wrong with this idea? Seems to me that, as long as it could be shaved smooth, it should work as well as a fabricated wooden...
This is a conversion of a wooden fishing vessel. The boat is from Scotland, built 1958. It is listed as a national historic ship in the UK. Here...
My boat is a 24' catamaran, and it has a 7m / 23ft rotating mast. The mast is aluminum, and a section dimension is 120mm x 80mm. It rotates on a...
What's the biggest mast that a home/backyard builder could make? Thank you.
This is a simple query. I'm checking out an old Ingrid 38 here in Mexico and might need to replace the mast. She is a long ways away from me...
Hi... i'm looking for an tip or book that ca help me to know where to position the shroud support frame in a 40ft+ catamaran
Hi I have read many threads/posts about rig calculation, there are several different methods and my understanding is that dynamic loads are the...
For sale here is an Aluminium SuperWing extrusion for the F16 class of catamarans. Brand new, never built, never drilled etc. I believe length is...
Hello everyone. In a recent post I talked about restoring the deck on my newly purchased 1960 Rhodes Swiftsure 33. During this process I will be...
Parting OUT 76 Ranger 23 tall option Any ideas on this topic give me a call. 774-275-1580 or Email adamsrichardlee@gmail.com It's in Worcester...
I'm dismantling a 50ft Lexen race boat and have a 22.3m Carbon mast fully rigged with sails etc. Fractional,deck stepped,rod rigging. $22500 Also...
Here is the boat upon arrival in Thailand. Note the original 17ft of the broken mast with a light pole on top. I sailed this configuration from...
Here is the boat coming into Thailand with the remaining original rigging. The bottom 17 feet of the mast survived the demasting and the boom...
Revolving/ lowering mechanism.
Electric winch to lower mast
Tabernacle
