Would you have a Carbon mast
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Ceirwan
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Yes, if it was properly engineered and constructed for the intended loads I would.
Less weight aloft, is always a good thing.
There are plenty of examples of boats with alloy masts losing the rig as well.
Less weight aloft, is always a good thing.
There are plenty of examples of boats with alloy masts losing the rig as well.
Daydream believer
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I have one
Olianta
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Southern spars is my make.
xyachtdave
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I'm constrained by budget on the carbon mast front :-(
A mate of mine was offered a £125k upgrade from the ally rig for one. When asked my thoughts I replied I thought it was a great idea and he should get it, he thought he could live without it......
I'll have to make do with my carbon bowsprit for the time being
A mate of mine was offered a £125k upgrade from the ally rig for one. When asked my thoughts I replied I thought it was a great idea and he should get it, he thought he could live without it......
I'll have to make do with my carbon bowsprit for the time being
Olianta
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I'm constrained by budget on the carbon mast front :-(
A mate of mine was offered a £125k upgrade from the ally rig for one. When asked my thoughts I replied I thought it was a great idea and he should get it, he thought he could live without it......
I'll have to make do with my carbon bowsprit for the time being
I wonder how big was your friend's boat to get that kind of quote. On my 11 meters light sloop (total mast length 16 meters, boom 3.60 meters) the upgrade costed 14 000 Eur but it was a new boat order, therefore I paid only the difference of cost of the carbon fibre mast and boom option.
sailorman
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On Oysters it is extra cost over the std mast
dave_gibsea
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A good compromise is a carbon boom - saves weght and helps the sail shape in light winds.
[70521]
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I would, but not on that hull.
flaming
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Is that a typo?!
markhomer
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bbg
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If your choice not to have a carbon mast is based on that article, you might just as legitimately ask?
Would you have a catamaran?
Would you sail in the Atlantic?
Would you sail with professional crew?
Would you sail with your son?
etc. etc.
"I don't think I would."
xyachtdave
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A big rig!
flaming
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Must be!
Koeketiene
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Would need to be convinced it was a good idea and affordable.
E39mad
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Carbon masts are more of a problem on a large Cat where there is no/very little heel to ease the tension on the mast/rig. So in big winds you just load the rig. Some cats have loaded snap shackles which release before the loads start to reach critical
bbg
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How is that any different to aluminium masts (except the ally mast would fail earlier)?
rogerball0
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Depends how well made they are, have a read of the first story here:
http://www.sponbergyachtdesign.com/FourMastFailures.htm
http://www.sponbergyachtdesign.com/FourMastFailures.htm
npf1
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"Less weigh aloft" - perhaps surprisingly, a carbon mast isn't always less weight aloft. Biggest weight saving to be made using fibre rigging instead of wire or rod.
bbg
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So a mast can break if it is defective, whether it is made of carbon or aluminium. One of the stories was about an aluminium mast.
