Michael Leone
You call that a sail?
Can anyone tell me the average mast length used for 55 sq. ft Lateen rig
on a 16' OT.
on a 16' OT.
Mast length
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The information at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=969 indicates that six feet ten inches was the Old Town factory standard length for a lateen rig mast with a 55 square foot sail. Feel free to adjust this to suit your own preferences.
Benson
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Michael Leone
You call that a sail?
Thanks Benson for the quick response,
Now were do I find nice clear spruce to make it,
All my local suplyers have is knotty.
Mike
Now were do I find nice clear spruce to make it,
All my local suplyers have is knotty.
Mike
Greg Nolan
enthusiast
I don't know what kind of wood they are made from, and I'm no sailor, so this idea may be a bit outré for a sailing canoe, but --
I made a quite serviceable poling pole from a Home Depot closet pole, and would think one would work for a mast. If you take your time, you can usually find one that is straight-grained and clear. And it wouldn't work if you are planning a hollow mast.
I made a quite serviceable poling pole from a Home Depot closet pole, and would think one would work for a mast. If you take your time, you can usually find one that is straight-grained and clear. And it wouldn't work if you are planning a hollow mast.
Louis Michaud
LOVES Wooden Canoes
The lumberyards around here carry what translates as "scaffolding planks". Not sure if it's what your lumberyard would call it... It's a spruce 2" x 10" either 12 or 14 foot long. It's graded for strenght so it's usually straight grained and has few tight knots you can work around. The thickness is just shy of 2". That's the stuff I used to make poles and the mast/spars for a sailing rig.
Best,
Louis Michaud
Best,
Louis Michaud
Max Peterson
LOVES Wooden Canoes
Mast heights are shown in a great graphic on p. 8 of Todd Bradshaw's book Canoe Rig. The differ a bit from the Old Town specs, and would allow a bit more head room. The same book will give you valuable information on mast construction beginning on p. 94. I can usually find enough straight, clear spruce in the 2 X 10 construction lumber at my local lumber yard and I highly recommend re-sawing and gluing up the mast as shown in the above for strength and straightness.
Treewater
Wooden Canoes are in the Blood
Re: O.T. Mast
I have a 55 sq ft. sail on a 17 ft. Octa. dimensions here:
Overall: 10' 6 1/2"
bottom dia: 1 15/16
top dia: 1 9/16
shank: square at 1 1/4 ea side and 1 1/8 deep
Pully is centered 3 3/8 " from top
pulley dia: 1 7/8
pully slot follows the grain of the wood. Looking from the top that straight grain runs fore and aft. I doubt it is spruce. It feels too heavy and is too dark for spruce. I'd favor doug fir as the species. Perhaps white pine but I am a logger and have seen a lot of doug fir. Source? I have some but it is in PUget Sound WA. 12 foot 2" round fir stock is available at specialty lumber yards. You might pay $5/ft but I never bought any.
Good Luck,
Tim
I have a 55 sq ft. sail on a 17 ft. Octa. dimensions here:
Overall: 10' 6 1/2"
bottom dia: 1 15/16
top dia: 1 9/16
shank: square at 1 1/4 ea side and 1 1/8 deep
Pully is centered 3 3/8 " from top
pulley dia: 1 7/8
pully slot follows the grain of the wood. Looking from the top that straight grain runs fore and aft. I doubt it is spruce. It feels too heavy and is too dark for spruce. I'd favor doug fir as the species. Perhaps white pine but I am a logger and have seen a lot of doug fir. Source? I have some but it is in PUget Sound WA. 12 foot 2" round fir stock is available at specialty lumber yards. You might pay $5/ft but I never bought any.
Good Luck,
Tim
