Hi folks, I'm new to this forum so please accept my apologies if this has already been discussed. I've been thinking that to build a mast one could have two...
This sounds like a very interesting idea. you could probably pour foam in the ends to stiffen it also insert a wood where fasteners would go as well a run a...
Only downside I can see is that masts are seldom a straight line taper from one end to the other. Most masts have little to no taper for most of their length,...
Stavanger, 1th Sep. 2007. Hi Pete. I think that your idea is very good and would give you freedom to make one-off masts of almost any shape – round, oval or...
Hi all, I have spent ages chasing suppliers Flag poles (as they all seem to be tapered) but most are around 115 mm at the base and 60mm at the top, for a 25 to...
Hello Len, 1) You will probably have to move your mast position forward if you are changing from a conventional rig to a junk. 2) Also you will have to...
... from the people that supplied ... It's always worth asking David Hunt at NeedleSpar (Warsash, Hampshire) for a quote. (0489)573406 is their old number. ...
Hi Wally, my boat is a Hunter Liberty, with Ketch with 2 unstayed masts, the front mast is in the ideal position for a junk rig. My idea is to remove the...
Hi Colin, that is about the price I have been quoted for a taper mast, I am not sure about the lenght I need to support a junk rig. The mast on the Coromandel...
Hi Len hope all is well in your new home. There seems to be a small amount of variation in Coromandel mast lengths - mine are 26 and 27 feet overall, but a...
I have posted a couple of pics in my new project album, in the junkrig photos, of the progress of converting from cat to junk. I have roughed in the aft deck...
Colin, for mast length I take a more traditional & conservative approach (which is based on SE Asian & Chinese tradition) with mast length about 3/4 LOA. ...
Hi Paul - I think in general terms that's about right. Rather than rely on the hull form itself for stability, we in the West - certainly for medium-sized...
"Yes" (to Colin) but in this case Paul has a boat i.e displacement etc. are known and fixed. Also Paul has an existing main mast which appears to have nothing...
Dear list After all the talk concerning China Cloud I recently had a look at the book mentioned. Even though I didn't quite enjoy her writing style I found it...
This is what I have: http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/2393/image049jy5.jpg http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/8149/image059lv0.jpg The sampson post will work...
... Patric: I would recommend buying the book as you may be surprised at how many other items that might interest you. The first half is about building an...
I'm a bit reluctant as I already own quite a significant amount (really!) of clever books. Should've bought amazon shares too! What's so special about his...
... They are cheap to make - including the sheaves. Brent's book is self-published so your putative Amazon stock would not benefit from your purchase. Brent...
Patric, If you take yourself over to the OrigamiBoat group forum and look for a boat named "Nomadic" in the \Files or \Photos (can't remember which) , you'll...
Nope, can't find it on Amazon. Anyone got an isbn? ... -- Regards Steve Simpson IT Networking Consultant Steve Simpson Consultancy Ltd. Tel: 07780 922396 This...
... There is no ISBN. It is a self-published book. I posted Brent's address earlier in this thread. Nautical Mind is a Canadian bookstore that buys from...
Brent Swain is passionately hostile towards the junk rig, and has debunked it on various message boards. I have debated this with him on a couple of boards....
... Brent is all-in-all a first rate guy, but seeing as his core ethos is directed towards challenging perceived sailing 'wisdom' and it's fashions, it's...
I'd lose the V-berth which means losing the only dedicated sleeping area: http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/9927/image014wy9.jpg Of course I could do that and...
