What about using a wind surfer mast? Lot's of old ones around.
"derbyrm" wrote in message
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A 2 inch mast can be made from a single "2 x 4" (1½" x 3½"). Rip a 1½ x 2
from it, then rip the cut-off into two 1/4" pieces and epoxy them to the
sides. The notches will be trimmed when you plane off the corners as part
of the 8-siding operation.

Roger

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wrote:

Thanks! Now, if I can solve my mast problem I can hopefully get the
boat sailing before summer ends!

Wasn't this for a Snark? Go get a couple lengths of antenna pole and be
done with it. All that epoxying and stuff is more than the boat is worth.

Ed

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What about using a wind surfer mast? Lot's of old ones around.
"derbyrm" wrote in message
m...
A 2 inch mast can be made from a single "2 x 4" (1½" x 3½"). Rip a 1½ x
2
from it, then rip the cut-off into two 1/4" pieces and epoxy them to the
sides. The notches will be trimmed when you plane off the corners as
part
of the 8-siding operation.

Roger

http://home.insightbb.com/~derbyrm

wrote:

Thanks! Now, if I can solve my mast problem I can hopefully get the
boat sailing before summer ends!

Ed Edelenbos wrote:
Wasn't this for a Snark? Go get a couple lengths of antenna pole and be
done with it. All that epoxying and stuff is more than the boat is worth.

Ed


I've never seen antenna mast that was 2-3/8" diameter, which is the
size of a stock mast. Closest thing I've found so far is 2" (nominal)
aluminum pipe. Schedule 40 has a .154" wall thickness.

As for "more than the boat is worth", isn't that a rather subjective
statement? Mind you, I'm new to this sailing thing, but it's the only
sailing boat I've got and likely will be for some time, so I've got to
make the best of it.

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Ed Edelenbos wrote:
Wasn't this for a Snark? Go get a couple lengths of antenna pole and be
done with it. All that epoxying and stuff is more than the boat is
worth.

Ed


I've never seen antenna mast that was 2-3/8" diameter, which is the
size of a stock mast. Closest thing I've found so far is 2" (nominal)
aluminum pipe. Schedule 40 has a .154" wall thickness.

As for "more than the boat is worth", isn't that a rather subjective
statement? Mind you, I'm new to this sailing thing, but it's the only
sailing boat I've got and likely will be for some time, so I've got to
make the best of it.


Maybe you have a different Snark than I have. Mine uses a 1" diameter
aluminum mast. It is similar to:

http://www.castlecraft.com/super_snark.htm

I'm just saying that unless you got into the hobby to work on boats (a fine
hobby in it's own right), a lot of the work described here (so far) would
take the up a good deal of the season (and I would reserve for a much nicer
boat). I just want to go for boat rides in my boats. Repair and
maintainance is a necessity... not the impetus for owning boats.

As long as you are having fun... have at it!

Ed

Ed Edelenbos wrote:
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Ed Edelenbos wrote:
Wasn't this for a Snark? Go get a couple lengths of antenna pole and be
done with it. All that epoxying and stuff is more than the boat is
worth.

Ed


I've never seen antenna mast that was 2-3/8" diameter, which is the
size of a stock mast. Closest thing I've found so far is 2" (nominal)
aluminum pipe. Schedule 40 has a .154" wall thickness.

As for "more than the boat is worth", isn't that a rather subjective
statement? Mind you, I'm new to this sailing thing, but it's the only
sailing boat I've got and likely will be for some time, so I've got to
make the best of it.


Maybe you have a different Snark than I have. Mine uses a 1" diameter
aluminum mast. It is similar to:

http://www.castlecraft.com/super_snark.htm

I'm just saying that unless you got into the hobby to work on boats (a fine
hobby in it's own right), a lot of the work described here (so far) would
take the up a good deal of the season (and I would reserve for a much nicer
boat). I just want to go for boat rides in my boats. Repair and
maintainance is a necessity... not the impetus for owning boats.

As long as you are having fun... have at it!

Ed

Hmm... kinda like owning an older snowmobile - you don't want to spend
half the season fixing it up (speaking from experience here...)

The Snark I have is the Sunchaser. It is the biggest model they make,
with a capacity for up to 4 adults (900 lbs). It also has provisions
for oars, and will take up to a 5hp outboard as well. The Sunchaser I
has a 72 square-foot lateen sail (the Sunfish sail I'm going to use is
75 square-feet - doubt that will make much difference), while the
Sunchaser II has a sloop-rig, with a, 80 square-foot mainsail (don't
remember what size the jibsail is). The hulls are identical, though,
and the sail rigs are interchangeable.

Careful here. The Sunfish sail was nominally 75 square feet, but actually
measured about 90. The newer sails are about 95.

In my Sunfish, I remember one day when I literally sailed in circles around
a couple of young women in a Snark. I heard one of them tell the other "I
don't know what he's doing!"

Evil. Fun!

Roger

http://home.insightbb.com/~derbyrm

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The Snark I have is the Sunchaser. It is the biggest model they make,
with a capacity for up to 4 adults (900 lbs). It also has provisions
for oars, and will take up to a 5hp outboard as well. The Sunchaser I
has a 72 square-foot lateen sail (the Sunfish sail I'm going to use is
75 square-feet - doubt that will make much difference), while the
Sunchaser II has a sloop-rig, with a, 80 square-foot mainsail (don't
remember what size the jibsail is). The hulls are identical, though,
and the sail rigs are interchangeable.

derbyrm wrote:
Careful here. The Sunfish sail was nominally 75 square feet, but actually
measured about 90. The newer sails are about 95.

In my Sunfish, I remember one day when I literally sailed in circles around
a couple of young women in a Snark. I heard one of them tell the other "I
don't know what he's doing!"

Evil. Fun!


Well, I don't know the exact measurements of the stock Sunchaser I
sail. The literature says 72 square-feet. I do know that the spars on
the Sunfish sail I have are pretty close to the proper length - about
the length of the hull give or take a little. Only modification I can
see that I will have to make is to remove one of the pulleys from the
lower spar, and relocate the other pulley to the rear of the lower
spar, since the Sunchaser is rigged a bit differently from a Sunfish.
Check out www.castlecraft.com and you will see what I mean.