I give up

[Gunfleet]

I'll come back when the posts are in some sort of order. Reading them all jumbled up is like a surreal dream.

 

[fireball]

Re: 75mm diameter Stainless tube for a bowsprit?

The diameter of the tube and the wall thickness depends on how far you wish the tube to be un-supported as well as how big your cruising chute is.
I would think you would want to push the bow sprit out between 1 and 2' clear of the bow so you can get away with seemingly light material.
Don't forget to put a pad on the foredeck though - otherwise the inner end could end up denting your boat ... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[graham]

Re: 75mm diameter Stainless tube for a bowsprit?

HW Dover is about 1530 so you should have plenty of fair tide.

 

[Spuddy]

I'm alarmed that I'm used to it - vaccinated by school nets that are held together with bits of string.

 

[damo]

Good place for string here

 

[Gunfleet]

Your link leads to this

which in turn makes this

happen. No wonder the forum's breaking

 

[damo]

"Your link leads to this"

Oh no it doesn't, you have been ferreting around haven't you? /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[Gunfleet]

I needed to check it out and make sure you weren't blundering into trouble