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Mast selection
Carbon Rotating mast selection
Hi all, I am just finishing up building my own 32' trimaran. But once finished I will need to put it into the water and having a mast that the sails go on would be great. The boat is similar to a corsair 31r in many regards. It is actually a bit lighter that they are, even with all the goodies. My question is what should I be looking for in the mast section I choose. It will be a rotating mast with single spreaders. I was thinking about a wing mast 9in x 4in or so. What Ixx and Iyy should I be looking for? Thanks for any of your help. Gilbert Landon |
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There are two groups on yahoo that might be helpful with this- the
F-boats group and the Multihull boat builder group. Secondly, if you've gotten this far in building a fairly light 32' tri, there has been some engineering done. Your designer/engineer should have opinions on this question. wrote: Carbon Rotating mast selection Hi all, I am just finishing up building my own 32' trimaran. But once finished I will need to put it into the water and having a mast that the sails go on would be great. The boat is similar to a corsair 31r in many regards. It is actually a bit lighter that they are, even with all the goodies. My question is what should I be looking for in the mast section I choose. It will be a rotating mast with single spreaders. I was thinking about a wing mast 9in x 4in or so. What Ixx and Iyy should I be looking for? Thanks for any of your help. Gilbert Landon |
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Jim-
Thanks for the link, I have been following the posts on f-boat and will look at the Multi forum. Myself and a friend have done the enginnering, as we have both designed boats before and actually I have done a mast before also, but it was for a 27' tri. I was very happy with that mast but am always looking for more information. Gilbert |
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Evan,
I will be designing it and have a company build it for me I have had a production run done for a 36' composite done before that I was very happy with. I am familiar with the needs for buckling resistance. I can achieve and Mod. E=10*10^6psi. I was just looking for more peoples opinion. I have noticed that more masts break that should. Thanks, Gilbert |
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