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We had to chose one of two masts which came with the boat, again a major decision for us because there are a lot of pro's and con's if discussing timber and alloy masts. However, keeping in mind the extra costs of refitting the standing rig towards another mast we went for the originally timber one. Even so it's at least twice the weight of the alloy one we have to remember the pro's! A timber mast prevents because of it's weight the boat of extensive bobbing while being at anchor. The opinions about flexing and breaking of this two materials are very wide spread too. Still, without going here to much technical I belief that timber is naturally more flexible than alloy.

However, it certainly was necessary to sand the mast down to the timber to asses the state of it and we were quite delighted to find resinous timber with a few manageable short cracks..

.... which were refilled with epoxy resin to ensure that no water is going into the mast accelerating the rotting process.

The excess resin had to be sand down again since it is not uv-resistant and paint is not sticking well to it ether.

Finally it was painted with ordinary water based self priming low sheen exterior solar guard paint.

A photo of the standing mast can be expected in a couple of weeks.

Two pieces of hardwood waiting to be transformed into a set of spreaders. Notice the original above them, which is functioning as a manufacturing template.

After trimming with handsaw, sanding disc and chisel the finished spreaders looking actually to nice to be painted.

The end bits are designed to take the cable coming from the mast top running down to the hull.

The mast head fortunately did not need any reconstruction like the rest of the boat. Still bolts, nuts and wheels had to be checked for function that no surprises occur at launching day, were the mast will be put up with a crane. Notice the three wheels ready to take rope.

The stern side of the mast head holds a brass wheel for the main sheet cable and above of that is place for two cable staying back to the transom.

The rigging cable is not new but at least complete. It will have to be replaced in the close future, however it certainly does the job right now.

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	We had to chose one of two masts which came with the boat, again a major decision for us because there are a lot of pro's and con's if discussing timber and alloy masts. However, keeping in mind the extra costs of refitting the standing rig towards another mast we went for the originally timber one. Even so it's at least twice the weight of the alloy one we have to remember the pro's! A timber mast prevents because of it's weight the boat of extensive bobbing while being at anchor. The opinions about flexing and breaking of this two materials are very wide spread too. Still, without going here to much technical I belief that timber is naturally more flexible than alloy. However, it certainly was necessary to sand the mast down to the timber to asses the state of it and we were quite delighted to find resinous timber with a few manageable short cracks.. .... which were refilled with epoxy resin to ensure that no water is going into the mast accelerating the rotting process. The excess resin had to be sand down again since it is not uv-resistant and paint is not sticking well to it ether. Finally it was painted with ordinary water based self priming low sheen exterior solar guard paint. A photo of the standing mast can be expected in a couple of weeks. Two pieces of hardwood waiting to be transformed into a set of spreaders. Notice the original above them, which is functioning as a manufacturing template. After trimming with handsaw, sanding disc and chisel the finished spreaders looking actually to nice to be painted. The end bits are designed to take the cable coming from the mast top running down to the hull. The mast head fortunately did not need any reconstruction like the rest of the boat. Still bolts, nuts and wheels had to be checked for function that no surprises occur at launching day, were the mast will be put up with a crane. Notice the three wheels ready to take rope. The stern side of the mast head holds a brass wheel for the main sheet cable and above of that is place for two cable staying back to the transom. The rigging cable is not new but at least complete. It will have to be replaced in the close future, however it certainly does the job right now. PAGE I HOME I I 1 I 2 I 3 I 4 I 5 I 6 I 7 I 8 I 9 I 10 I 11 I 12 I We are happy about comments or questions ! Contact us ...