Easy enough to check if the masts are strong enough. Load them up by
trying to lift the ww hull with a 100kg weight sitting on it.
I was looking at the characteristics of quality bamboo section and it
looks considerable better than glass weight for weight with 4GPa
youngs modulus and a breaking strain of 30kg/mm 2. It may be worth
considering for cheap masts. I am considering it myself for skinning
cores in areas where exra stiffness is wanted without the expense of
carbon. Hope carbon becomes more easily available and cheaper as it
is by far the best material.
Robert
-- In harryproa@..., "Robert" <cateran1949@y...> wrote:
>
> --- In harryproa@..., Doug Haines <doha720@y...>
wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >   
> >   Just meant swinging around on the water, like anchored in the
sea
> breeze comes in 20knots.
> >   
> >   I was wondering about general ideas about swinging around
coming
> from experienced multihullers out there. Like when you anchor a
> bigger boat out further where the wind is. What about two anchors
30
> degrees apart?
> >   
> >   Mast is same as boat - kiri strip and glass.
> >   I've tapered the tops to half dimensions. There is a round pole
> up a metre and a half into the mast that slots in the hull. I hope
it
> is all not going to break.
> >   Obviously it is heavy but is cheaper.
> >   
> >   Doug
> >   
> >   
> >  
> > Myriam & Youri <wangka@s...> wrote:
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> (#default#ieooui) }                Dear Doug,
> >   
> >   
> >     Dear Wangkas,
> >
> >     
> >
> >     Nice pictures and all, but where is a finished sailing boat?
> >               We know it takes a long time, but sometimes we have
> other worries on our minds … like carbon spars for classical yachts
> where we have to sort out two boats, masts, booms, sprits, poles
> etc,  we have to make molds and plugs for rudders, keels and bulbs,
…
> for the carbon parts we are achieving and testing  a construction
> method VAPM (vacuum assisted pressure molding that gives us
autoclave
> quality laminates (not only on the voids ratio but also on the
> compression side) in our pressure molds( compression +-5 Bars)
which
> can produce one piece parts, which is not possible by standard
> autoclave procedures. We are also currently testing a method for
> direct CNC mold cutting for parts construction …
> >
> >     Also, what do you hope to acheive with around beam?
> >
> >      They are not only rounded in length but also elliptical in
> section and will be constructed VAPM… less windage, better stress
> distribution, less wave interference …
> >
> >     Thanks again for your mast section, it is coming together.
> >               We are glad, how are you going to construct it ? …
> >
> >     The boat really swings around at the moment without masts up
> and I wonder if it can be helped? More a question for the cruising
> boaters - do you plan doing cruising Elementarries?
> >               What do you mean with swinging around ? I suspect
we
> will but that depends on the interest shown … for the moment we
have
> some asks for quotes from France, Switzerland and Germany …
> >   
> >   
> >   Best regards,
> >   
> >   
> >   Myriam & Youri
> >   Wangka bvba
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