Would it be more economical to convert an existing carbon deck-step mast to hog-step or convert the boat to deck-step? I'm sure someone out there has worked this one out!
Posted: 19/10/2012 14:28:42 By: Dave |
From work I've had done in the past, I would estimate the carbon tube and spigot required would be around £90 /£100 plus a atube of sikaflex to convert your deck stepped mast to hog stepped yourself. Add some labour for a couple of hours if someone else would do the work but its incredibly easy to do. I suspect converting a boat to being deck stepped would be much much more expensive, and then theres the temptation to convert to a raking rig too....
Posted: 19/10/2012 16:11:30 By: K.M. |
What boat are we talking about?
Quite a few narrow boats have been converted tp carbon rigs by sleeving a piece onto the botton of a deck stepped mast. Proceedure is fiddly but not difficult.
Converting to deck step. Not really worth it for most boats, but there are exceptions.
Posted: 19/10/2012 20:09:15 By: Chris M |
That depends on the set-up of the boat. There are a number of boats that were converted to Deck Stepped by cutting an old hog stepped mast at the Deck Level, inserting a female Mast Foot (So that the Mast can be mounted on it, and securing it at deck level with a Tufnel Piece that went around the mast. The other controls woould need to be looked at, but if the boat has a strut then Lowers can be added that run out to the sidedeck in line with the mast and the Strut retained.
Posted: 20/10/2012 16:16:09 By: Stuart Bates (MR3615) |
Thanks everyone, just running over a few ideas I have depending what boat I go for in the future. Any ideas who to talk to about supply of bits to adapt the mast to hog-step?
Thanks again, Dave
Posted: 22/10/2012 11:24:17 By: Dave |
If you mail me I'll send you the details I last used,
Posted: 22/10/2012 17:32:55 By: K.M. |