If not, build 5. 5th is the gin pole
and a spare?
Nice use of materials, pieces, and budget!
Though since I'm personally sold on a lifting mast instead
of a gin pole, I'm not sure it would work for me.
If we assume two piece masts, could
they be 4 clones? Like do they HAVE to be top/bottom?
I think they might have to be top and bottom. There's
much more stress at the bottom, so it needs to be
thicker/wider/heavier. But we don't want the extra weight
up high:
- It's extra weight and cost
- It adds to heeling moment
- It helps to have thinner/flexible tops to bend in
gusts
Another limiting factor is what we can actually fit into
the leeward hull and then remove. A 25' half mast would
probably need to be fastened outside the hull.
That said, even the three-part lifting mast in 8'-6"
sections might not go in and out of the hatches on the
leeward hull as they're currently positioned.
But I'm reasonably confident something of that length
could be feasible.
- Mike
Hey Mike;
If you are trailering, don't you need two piece
masts?
And, I think, robs carbon masts are about as cheap
as you can get?
If we assume two piece masts, could they be 4
clones? Like do they HAVE to be top/bottom?
If not, build 5. 5th is the gin pole and a spare?