Got my new mast!

[Geoduck]

Oh boy! I should be sailing in a week!

[skipmac]

Photos and details....

Wood or Al?

Are you rigging it yourself?

Congratulations.

[Geoduck]

I decided to build it with old growth, VG Doug Fir.
I want to keep this boat as original as I can - kind of like an old antique car.
The wood is flawless, tight grain, no knots, no pitch pockets - 30' lengths - only one scarf joint - 24'' to 1''. We pickled the wood with ethylene glycol, glued it up with West, fastened with silicon bronze. Coated with 2 coats 105/207 West and I'm building up with McCloskie's spar varnish - 4-6 coats ought to do it.
NW Rigging is going to rig it - Navtech fittings.
I'm going to paint the top 3' white just for the hell of it.
I'm thinking on sage green trimmed in satin black for a hull color - maybe.

[bobconnie]

AWW Guyee ya got the REAL stuff there ! clean straight doug fir can't be beat !! Sorta like the color combo ya are going with should be out standing!! Please post some pics of the bild if ya can would sure love to see the process, been a long time since I helped with a mast bild !! Congrats

[Geoduck]

I'll get some pics up in a while - go to my member photos and you can see what the mast USED to look like.....

[pressuredrop]

yea pics or it didnt happen birdsmouth construction or hollow rectangle profile?

[Geoduck]

Hollow, rectangle, rabbited front & back, re-enforced at spreaders, tapers from 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 to 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 at the mast head
pictures will be up in a few days - I'm too busy right now trying to get varnish on between rain squalls!