I've run across a fairly cheap windsurfer mast and have heard of people making righting poles out of them. Anybody got any tips on how to build one? It'll go on a Nacra 500

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Mac
Midlands South Carolina
AHPC Viper USA 366
A Cat USA 366
Super Cat 17
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See here:
http://www.catsailor.com/pole-install.html

Instead of the universal link for the base, I drilled holes thru the bottom of the windsurf mast, and simply lashed the mast to the dolphin striker loosely enough such that the lashing acted as the hinge. I looped a bit of shock cord around the base and dolphin striker so that when the pole is extended/deployed, the loop is slid down the dolphin striker post and round the pole to prevent it flopping back against the tramp.

To support the loads, I used "guy wires" made of low/nonstretch line made to eyestraps on the pole and eyestraps on the underside of the forward beam.

lakewateree

I've run across a fairly cheap windsurfer mast and have heard of people making righting poles out of them. Anybody got any tips on how to build one? It'll go on a Nacra 500

There are some home-made ones in the Technical section. If you build one make sure you document method and materials to add to the archive.

There are probably others I missed, it's a popular subject.
http://www.thebeachcats.c…ictures/?g2_itemId=79873
http://www.thebeachcats.c…ictures/?g2_itemId=62575
http://www.thebeachcats.c…ictures/?g2_itemId=62266
http://www.thebeachcats.c…ictures/?g2_itemId=10953
http://www.thebeachcats.c…ictures/?g2_itemId=12170



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Damon Linkous
1992 Hobie 18
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