Spar vs. mast. What's the difference? | SailNet Community
May 1, 2016 · The mast of a sailing vessel is a tall spar, or arrangement of spars, erected more or less vertically on the centre-line of a ship or boat. Its purposes include carrying sail, spars, and derricks, …
Mast Winch Install & Rigging - SailNet Community
Sep 12, 2024 · Hi all, I'm in the process of planning to install two Lewmar 16STs on either side of the mast of my PS 34. I've added hardware to masts before, but never winches. It's a pretty stout mast, …
Gin-Pole Mast raising system - SailNet Community
Jul 15, 2010 · The trailerable Hunters use a gin pole system for mast raising (I beleive Hunter has a video, or link to it, on using the system). Basically, the mast has a hole in the front section into which …
Mast height question - SailNet Community
May 15, 2012 · The mast is up on the cabin top, perhaps a foot or so higher, making the mast in the range of 36.8 feet +/-. Of course, this doesn't tell you about the overall mast height, but if an ad listed …
repairing cracked mast with welding | SailNet Community
Dec 11, 2011 · The mast is a proctor, which is 47' and only 6"x4" and has a good deal of flex. Even with running backs secured, there is flex to some degree through the entire mast, and especially above …
Mast tabernacle project - SailNet Community
Jan 31, 2012 · Anybody tried this? Are there reasons I shouldn't? Rapidly rising costs of a boom truck, scheduling issues involved and the accumulation of my exploratory designs and models have …
Mast Life and When to Replace It ? | SailNet Community
Oct 1, 2013 · A mast generally speaking is not subjected to a huge amount of changing load that would work-harden the material. Most of the load on a mast is a compressive load induced by the stay …
Mast stepping a Pearson 26 - SailNet Community
Dec 18, 2016 · I would like to mast step my new purchased 1972 Pearson 26. My research, and please confirm is, this mast needs to be lifted from it's shoe in the deck by way of a tripod or crane. I want to …
Stick (mast) wiring - SailNet Community
Jul 14, 2007 · Additional question re mast wiring I was about to post a question when I saw this thread. I agree with the three previous posts. What is the best way to secure wiring in an alloy mast? Some of …
Behind the mast roller furling - SailNet Community
Oct 25, 2008 · Famet - Behind the mast roller furling I recently installed a behind the mast Famet Roller furler on my 39 ft 1976 Pearson sloop. I've sailed this boat for 20 yrs , before this an ODay 28 for …