mast

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 mast which was deck stepped (and was setup to pivot / fold down for going through canals I suppose), and I want to replace this with a keel stepped...

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 brake motor dory. I believe I can modify things enough to maintain the motor drive, while also having a centerboard (stored along the side of the hull...

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 mast has worked very well, but some of the rigging was second hand when I bought it and it seemed a good point to go through things more thoroughly. As...

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 for the splice section. I've been told at least twice the long dimension of mast which is about 6.7", so a splice of maybe 3' (or 30") would work...

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 mast, maybe better. I have a couple candidates growing in my back yard; one is, I believe, white ash; the other is some deciduous species I haven't...

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 is the link: Name Comrades | National Historic Ships https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/register/974/comrades We are planning to...

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 ball step. Importantly, it comes apart as 3 parts with ferrule joins, each joint is 400mm long. The boat is transported often, so the ability to take...

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 right now and the mast is mounted so hard to measure. So: Does anyone here happen to know the mast height of a cutter-rigged Atkins Ingrid 38?

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 tricky component to calculate. I have used Nordic Boat Standard to calculate a rig but I would also like to use another method to get a "second...

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 about 8580mm. Asking 600Eur. It's being stored in Romania, shipping can be arranged within EU for a reasonable price. Cheers, Florin

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 removing the inboard chainplates. They are parallel to the hull, and are thru-bolted to the hull on to a backing plate that is glassed to the interior...

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 Mass where I Live on a cradle (also for sale). She needs a little restoration. If you have the time and talent take it all away for short$ Needs a...

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 a 2010 fin Bulb Keel with 4000kg lead in the bulb,cost $42000 to build. Asking $18500. Both items are in 4802 Qld. I'm negotiable on the price...

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 the Marshall Islands. Basically anything you put up blocking the wind will help a boat sail downwind. Despite the original design being a full baton...

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 survived too. Right behind the man at the helm is the second box wall of the boat where the new aft-mast will be located.

Revolving/ lowering mechanism.

Electric winch to lower mast

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