Re: Mast Rake and Mast Bend - Part 1 (WAS potter 19 backstay)

ttursine (ttursine@gnt)
Mon, 08 Feb 1999 12:03:32 -0500


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>> Anyway, returning to my original point, the early P-19s had a heavier
>> section mast capable of resisting compression over a longer length (without
>> bowing out of column) when compared to the smaller section mast of the
>>later boats,

Which reminds me to renew a request I made a while back: Using the web
page

http://www.csiworld.com/dwyer/MASTS/masts.htm

as a reference, Ursa Minor has the DM-6 mast section. This, I have no
doubt, is an example of the older, stout mast section.

I'm really curious to know the stats on the newer, lighter section.
Could one of you folks so equipped do a little measurement and
comparison and let us know?

Regards,
Bill Combs
WWP 19 #439 (Aug 1987)
"Ursa Minor"
Fort Walton Beach FL
ttursine@gnt.net