Hum believe it or not trying to ship 2 GP 14s to Greece in a container

Question is will the masts fit ?

the diagonal of the container is 6.78 metres

We thought maybe we could bend them in a bit but the transit is about 12 days and not sure if this will permanently damage them, any thoughts for a rainy day

is that the diagonal fom top to bottom?

Best people to ask will be speeds, they have shipped GP14 around the world.

yes top to bottom  diagonally

a mite tight methinks

question is if you put the mast top to bottom diagonaly in the container where are both the boats going to go, cause i doubt you will fit them in around the masts.

Cost may be an issue but you can get a longer container.

If its that tight, why not take mast foot plug and top halliard pulley fitting off the mast, probably worth 50-60mm?

Silly me of course you can get a bigger one. A 40' Container is 39'5&13.16" long inside and 7'8&1/2" X 7' 81/2" wide and high (Inside.)A good shipping Line (Maersk for instance.) would possibly be sympathetic if its for amateur competition, if it's commercial then there is a price.

See the thread on carbon masts, they have a ready-to-go solution

"We thought maybe we could bend them in a bit"

Stupid dog.......

gee thanks for all that excellent input 

im sure i heard about th ehornet world champs in oz where they cut their masts in half then put a sheeve on but cant believe you hve the same mast after that

the top and bottom fittings mightbe all we need

In a 20' container corner to corner I make it 6.76m. Lower edge of upper black band above heel is 6.756 which we must add a bit for the part above so I'd say it probably woudn't fit but sliding the two hulls in would be difficult.

Ian Platt sent some to USA once. Richard Eastaugh should know his e-mail.

no is the simple answer wont fit, however the gp class association have ex sailors working at shipping companies in the midlands there office is in crewe, as we ship furniture about sometimes we can get a part container deal so a shipping company can buy space in a part full container at 40 ft

You could save yourself trouble, and stuff it in double but the 40 foot container is the way to go if it's a return trip you could get a car in too!

its a one way tickets for these babies, think i would rather sail a Merlin on the Med,im hoping taking of th emast step will do the trick

WE,LL SAIL THEM THERE FOR AN APPROPRIATE FEE

TOW THEM TO ANCONA IN ITALY AND CATCH THE FERRY TO ATHENS

guess you could take them out in lake Garda on the way maybe that would get them planning

Hi
Rather than using a container, why not put the GP's in a skip and buy a good Merlin.