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Spar vs. mast. Whats the difference? | SailNet Community The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat Its purposes include carrying sail, spars, and derricks, and giving necessary height to a navigation light, look-out position, signal yard, control position, radio aerial or signal lamp
repairing cracked mast with welding | SailNet Community The mast is a proctor, which is 47' and only 6"x4" and has a good deal of flex Even with running backs secured, there is flex to some degree through the entire mast, and especially above the running backs while sailing hard to weather The mast is ~ 1 8" thick, and the plate is a good 1 16 thicker than the mast walls
creating a tabernacle from a keel stepped mast - SailNet Community Mast sections as cantilevers and deck partners are not strong enough to resist the high bending loads anf thrust from a large mast pushing forward as it is being lowered Eliminating the portion of the mast cantilevered above the deck keeps the mast base and king post largely in shear and axial loading, and reduces the thrust resisted by the deck
What is a Deck-stepped mast and keel-stepped mast The mast "step" is the location where the bottom of the mast is secured If this step is on the deck, the weight of the mast is usually supported by a "compression post" or weight bearing pole under the deck and transferring this force to the keel
Mast Winch Install Rigging - SailNet Community Hi all, I'm in the process of planning to install two Lewmar 16STs on either side of the mast of my PS 34 I've added hardware to masts before, but never winches It's a pretty stout mast, but doesn't have any built-in pads reinforced locations for winch mounting I have a few questions about
Whats the easy way to raise a mast? | SailNet Community I've got an 18' 1961 Mercury by Numes (#419) wood with fiberglass hull Very tall (26') aluminum mast and with a fixed keel, the boat sits high on the trailer Mast needs to slip down through the shaft and into the base Tried to do this today with a friend and we simply couldn't get the
Hood Stowaway inmast furler - SailNet Community I know a few of us have Hood Stowaway inmast furlers and I was wondering if anyone had worked on the manual crank mechanism on the front of the mast? Do you have or know where to get an exploded view of this mechanism? Thanks
What type of Cement around C C Mast Step? - SailNet Community In that regard, unreinforced portland cement is quite brittle and would likely to crack pretty quickly on the fault lines from the mast step fastenings Once cracked, the plinth is likely to buckle and allow the mast to drop, potentially causing damage to the mast or worse yet lose the rig, or damage the mast partners
Mast height question - SailNet Community I am buying a boat and near my house there is a bridge height I am concerned about When looking I see "mast height" listed in the specs Is the mast height the max height measured from the waterline to the top of the mast (which seems right) or is it the height of the mast from where it is
corrosion at base of mast - SailNet Community Hi all, As you can see from the photo, there is some nasty corrosion at the base of my mast Based on some internet searches it looks like the recommended repair is to cut away the corroded area and raise the mast step Does anyone have any other recommendations? Also, can anyone tell me what