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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
- 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
- cutting down aluminum masts - SailNet Community
Ive recently took dow some aluminum masts of an old ketch rigged boat to replace my wood ones The main mast is three feet too tall and the spreaders too this makes it easy to figure out how much to cut off The gooseneck can be reriveted easy The problem I have is how to cut a straight cut
- Pros and Cons of In-Mast Furling - SailNet Community
Those of you with experience sailing with in-mast furling systems, what are the pros and cons?
- 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
- 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
- Mast (Climbing)- No Halyards - SailNet Community
The mast loops -- tied around the mast below the lowest inserted slider car -- relieve the weight and make the job easy Think of this as separating the act of lifting from the act of inserting the sliders cars
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