Greenheart
Well-known member
Boat's going to be scrapped. Nobody wants the whole thing or any of the parts, but I don't want to bin stuff that I've always valued.
Unfortunately I can't find space at home for anything more than 17ft 6" long. Even that'll be a squeeze. Mast's about 23ft.
Do I cut 5ft 6" off the top, on the basis that the bottom 17ft 6" might make a useful mizzen when I'm sick of whatever little sloop I buy next...
...or do I cut 5ft 6" off the bottom, thereby retaining the top end with its wind-spilling flexibility?
If I cut with great care, might it be possible to insert a tight-fitting carbon tube inside the cut end of one part, sticking out far enough to allow reassembly?
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Unfortunately I can't find space at home for anything more than 17ft 6" long. Even that'll be a squeeze. Mast's about 23ft.
Do I cut 5ft 6" off the top, on the basis that the bottom 17ft 6" might make a useful mizzen when I'm sick of whatever little sloop I buy next...
...or do I cut 5ft 6" off the bottom, thereby retaining the top end with its wind-spilling flexibility?
If I cut with great care, might it be possible to insert a tight-fitting carbon tube inside the cut end of one part, sticking out far enough to allow reassembly?
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