Hello all!
I'm upgrading my 12ft Summer Breeze skiff to an 85sqft balanced lug sail (similar to the one used on the PDRs), and it needs a longer mast of 14ft.
I plan on building an 8-stave birdsmouth mast, using .75'' x 1.5'' Sitka spruce (could go to fir?), which ends up giving a 3.75in OD mast with ~0.7in wall thickness. Good epoxy is sadly not availiable in my area and costs too much to ship in, so I want to use Titebond 3 glue (ofc making sure to clamp properly).
2 Questions:
1- Will this 14ft mast (3.75in OD, 0.7in wall thickness) be able to support an 85sqft standing lug?
2- Will the Titebond 3 work until I can get my hands on good epoxy and build another mast?
Thank you for all your input!
Note: I know the 85sqft is overpowered, but my area usually has low winds, and a balanced lug is so easy to reef that it's worth having the extra area.
I'm upgrading my 12ft Summer Breeze skiff to an 85sqft balanced lug sail (similar to the one used on the PDRs), and it needs a longer mast of 14ft.
I plan on building an 8-stave birdsmouth mast, using .75'' x 1.5'' Sitka spruce (could go to fir?), which ends up giving a 3.75in OD mast with ~0.7in wall thickness. Good epoxy is sadly not availiable in my area and costs too much to ship in, so I want to use Titebond 3 glue (ofc making sure to clamp properly).
2 Questions:
1- Will this 14ft mast (3.75in OD, 0.7in wall thickness) be able to support an 85sqft standing lug?
2- Will the Titebond 3 work until I can get my hands on good epoxy and build another mast?
Thank you for all your input!
Note: I know the 85sqft is overpowered, but my area usually has low winds, and a balanced lug is so easy to reef that it's worth having the extra area.
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