Has anyone tried fiberglass pipe as a mast?? In 4 inch diameter it seems stiff and only weigths 1.2 pounds per foot. Might be OK for lug and gaff rigs....
Hi, David: You want masts and booms to be quite stiff, thus the common use of aluminum, wood, and carbon fiber. I doubt that this stuff would be stiff enough ...
... Bruce FG pipe is an oil field / Chemical item. I have worked with 4 inch in saltwater wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Used because they don't rust. FG pipe...
Something a little different at this site. A lug rig with the front of the sail split to allow movement around the mast. Interesting but may not be practical,...
Buy a common 2x10, rip into strips, cut out the sections with knots, cut birdsmouth notches with router or tablesaw, cut ends of these strips at 45 degrees so...
I'm sure that 1/2" wall 4" pipe would be very heavy. I've had good luck with Western Red Cedar for masts and booms. It's light and stiff, but not real...
... Surely the answer is using a wood-epoxy composite with a hollow spar? The bird's mouth mast design has been kicking around for some time and seems to...
A couple of motnhs ago (when I was in a jam with my changed e-mail address and wasn't able to send messages but was able to send photos (!)we raised our...
... may be some of you use to keep your boats on the water all ... Hey, Wojtek ! Looks like you were doing some of this work with the boat afloat ! Here is a...
... Yes Max, almost all the work has been done with the boat afloat. First, the idea appeared after launching and first stormy rain. We 've found the cockpit...
I have thoughts of using my Mixer as a test hull for my sailmaking skills, too! I am presently reading Leather's Gaff Rig Handbook. While the sprit-boom rig...
Wojtek- I may have mis-typed earlier. I kept my oars short to fit withing the cockpit. The Mixer plans include plans for 6 1/2' oars for just this purpose....
... just ... I started with 6.5' oars for my Mixer (I bought them from West Marine). Yes indeedy they were pretty short for the job. So I got 7' oars (again...
TJ--If the center of sail area moves aft, you develop a weather helm, not a lee helm. I currently have a Marsh Hen on which a previous owner replaced the leg...
TJ-- This must be my night to respond to you. Jim drew the short oars to stow inside the cockpit (where they're in the way no matter how you store them). The...
Yep-You are correct. Mistyped in a hurry - meant "weather helm". ... helm, not a lee helm. I currently have a Marsh Hen on which a previous owner replaced the...
Wojtek- I agree with your conclusion that the oars, although designed to go in the cockpit, are in the way no matter how you store them. That's why they stay...
I am debating on making a full cockpit length self draining cockpit in my Blobster rather than the Micro style cockpit drawn. I am doing this because I want a...
Hi Chris -- Early on, I had a similar inclination to change Cormorant's well to be longer and self-draining, and asked Jim if altering/cutting through the tops...
Tom- I think it was Jonh T speaking about 8'4" for Mixer, not me, BTW I'm very curious about that Shaw and Tenney formula? What it tells? Are any other...
Hi, Garth: Steve Fisher said you were making good progress. Glad to hear it. I'm also glad to hear that you are going with the plans for the cockpit. I made...
Ah, yes - John's comment. Someone, recently, mentioned Shaw & Tenney (they sell oars, I think) and their equation for calculating oar length. I did a quick...
... be ... the ... to ... to ... so ... few ... deck ... the ... and ... works! ... cockpit in ... passengers ... than 10 ... not ... in ... Garth, I am...
... Hi Chris -- I haven't actually made this hatch yet, mind you. I just got my decking on. But here's how it's designed in my fevered brain (I hope can...
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