The mast extension to end all mast extensions!



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www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=28809

This thread answers all your questions..

But it's cool!

I wish I had some machining skillz so I could make it myself :(

I think this is a great idea. I would buy one! I guess the only difficulty could be pulling the sail down far enough to attach the tack to the bottom of the mast base. This is where the current system works well, with the long downhaul line to thread through the eyelet once and pull the sail down far enough to reeve the downhaul properly.

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Originally posted by The Grinch


It is VERY cool.

Did that WA guy say "I'm not going to climb everest because it's too expensive and weighs too much" ?

No, he didn't, he climbed that mountain and then came back down again, doubling his coolness!

I rest my case...

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Yes he has doubled his coolness (literally) but he is not a "hero"! Quoting the West Australian News Paper. Climbing a frigin mountain doesnt make you a hero. There are thousands of other people out there who are true heros

You're right Greenroom, he's not a Hero.

If he had killed some terrorists when he was up there or got himself stuck in a hole for a coupla days then he would have been a hero.
And he probably doesnt even windsurf.

Back to the Seabreeze Grinch.

"I guess the only difficulty could be pulling the sail down far enough to attach the tack to the bottom of the mast base. This is where the current system works well, with the long downhaul line to thread through the eyelet once and pull the sail down far enough to reeve the downhaul properly. "

You would still have to have the normal system in place, mainly to get the tack eye pulled down initially.
Saying that i'm sure you could incorporate it into the design so that when you downhaul you initially pull the tack eye downwards to the base of the mast.

Decrepit.
If you think about it, if the system is easier and you can adjust you downhaul on the fly you would 'in the end' buy shorter masts so that you can use the system. It would take a few years but after a while it would become the norm to have a shorter mast to incorporate the system.

TimB
Weightwise, I really dont think its going to be a big problem. I mean some people use mast extensions twice the size that other people are using, and the weight is at the bottom of the mast is having little inertia effect.

Friction and Jamming:
These are the showstoppers. Seals are no good, the device must be operable even if sand and rubbish gets in it.