SouthCoast22 - Make a Mast.
I got tired of looking for a way of shipping an aluminum mast for the SC22 down from Denver, so after work on Friday, I drove an hour to Lawton, and looked over what wood, Sutherland had in stock. They had two by fours of #2 northern spruce in 8, 12, 16 and 20 ft lengths I puilled a couple of straight 16 footers and one for spare, and a couple of 12 footers. Today I ripped the 12 and 16 foot ends on a 3 ft diagonal and glued the splice making two 25 ft 2 X 4s If I find the router chuck adaptor for 1/2 to 1/4 in bits tomorrow, I will groove them internally and glue them together, prior to shaping. Costs so far: spruce 3 X $9 + 2 X $6 = $35 two saw horses at $12 = $24 router bit $16 ....about $80. Oh yes: I picked up 6 stainless dinner knives from Walmart ($1) for tangs Happy Days! Brian Whatcott Altus OK |
I have built a half dozen wooden masts over the past 40+ years, from dingy
to 36ft ketch. One was even solid 8" dia. solid spruce (laminated) while the others were hollow holed or box section. My point; It is always a pleasure to work with fine wood. Sounds like you on the right track. Steve s/v Good Intentions |
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