wooden mast tabernacle

[Anthony Zucker]

I want to install a tabernacle on a 2 3/4 inch diameter wooden mast. There are only 5 1/2 inches between the boom hardware and the spinnaker hardware so I cant use a sleeve. What can I do?Thank you in advance

[Anthony Zucker]

I want to install a tabernacle on a 2 3/4 inch diameter wooden mast. There are only 5 1/2 inches between the boom hardware and the spinnaker hardware so I cant use a sleeve. What can I do?Thank you in advance

[Anthony Zucker]

I want to install a tabernacle on a 2 3/4 inch diameter wooden mast. There are only 5 1/2 inches between the boom hardware and the spinnaker hardware so I cant use a sleeve. What can I do?Thank you in advance

[Wild Dingo]

Okay Anthony I'll bring you up to peoples attention again... someone should chime in shortly... best of luck! :cool:

[Wild Dingo]

Okay Anthony I'll bring you up to peoples attention again... someone should chime in shortly... best of luck! :cool:

[Wild Dingo]

Okay Anthony I'll bring you up to peoples attention again... someone should chime in shortly... best of luck! :cool:

[frameshop]

I realize it may be heresy but I would like to consider a hinge/tabernacle on the mast of my haven 12 1/2. If I could hinge it right above the boom it would lay flat over the boom to a crutch at the back of the boat. That mast does get heavy at times and in the summer there are a lot of impatient ones at the ramp. A nice bronze hinge recessed into the mast about 6" above the goose neck with a locking device on the front, or would the standing rigging hold it if the hinge was substantial??????? Roger

[ 01-24-2003, 11:24 AM: Message edited by: frameshop ]

[frameshop]

I realize it may be heresy but I would like to consider a hinge/tabernacle on the mast of my haven 12 1/2. If I could hinge it right above the boom it would lay flat over the boom to a crutch at the back of the boat. That mast does get heavy at times and in the summer there are a lot of impatient ones at the ramp. A nice bronze hinge recessed into the mast about 6" above the goose neck with a locking device on the front, or would the standing rigging hold it if the hinge was substantial??????? Roger

[ 01-24-2003, 11:24 AM: Message edited by: frameshop ]

[frameshop]

I realize it may be heresy but I would like to consider a hinge/tabernacle on the mast of my haven 12 1/2. If I could hinge it right above the boom it would lay flat over the boom to a crutch at the back of the boat. That mast does get heavy at times and in the summer there are a lot of impatient ones at the ramp. A nice bronze hinge recessed into the mast about 6" above the goose neck with a locking device on the front, or would the standing rigging hold it if the hinge was substantial??????? Roger

[ 01-24-2003, 11:24 AM: Message edited by: frameshop ]

[Anthony Zucker]

Roger; That is exactly what I want to do, but thought that there might be something ready made that would fold up around the side of the mast so that we could bolt through the mast for strength. Such things exist for aluminium masts. With the mast lowerred into the crutch a custom cover could be made. I'm afraid we might have to use a door hinge with a removable pin which has a cotter pin and scribe away the excess hinge(another excuse to play with the Dremel)and use some long screws and then hope that the shrouds and forestay keep the whole thing together. Just dont use a trapeze.

[Anthony Zucker]

Roger; That is exactly what I want to do, but thought that there might be something ready made that would fold up around the side of the mast so that we could bolt through the mast for strength. Such things exist for aluminium masts. With the mast lowerred into the crutch a custom cover could be made. I'm afraid we might have to use a door hinge with a removable pin which has a cotter pin and scribe away the excess hinge(another excuse to play with the Dremel)and use some long screws and then hope that the shrouds and forestay keep the whole thing together. Just dont use a trapeze.

[Anthony Zucker]

Roger; That is exactly what I want to do, but thought that there might be something ready made that would fold up around the side of the mast so that we could bolt through the mast for strength. Such things exist for aluminium masts. With the mast lowerred into the crutch a custom cover could be made. I'm afraid we might have to use a door hinge with a removable pin which has a cotter pin and scribe away the excess hinge(another excuse to play with the Dremel)and use some long screws and then hope that the shrouds and forestay keep the whole thing together. Just dont use a trapeze.

[John Weigandt]

there was a VERRY elegant wooden mast tabernacle made by one of the weekender guys Look around on the www.messing-about.com (http://www.messing-about.com) site for pictures. I think they're there somewhere.

The standard weekender "tabernacle" is 2 large galvanized strap hinges and the rear one has the pin ground off so it can be pulled. It works well, but of course is ugly.

If I find the actual picture I'll edit my post and link

John

[John Weigandt]

there was a VERRY elegant wooden mast tabernacle made by one of the weekender guys Look around on the www.messing-about.com (http://www.messing-about.com) site for pictures. I think they're there somewhere.

The standard weekender "tabernacle" is 2 large galvanized strap hinges and the rear one has the pin ground off so it can be pulled. It works well, but of course is ugly.

If I find the actual picture I'll edit my post and link

John

[John Weigandt]

there was a VERRY elegant wooden mast tabernacle made by one of the weekender guys Look around on the www.messing-about.com (http://www.messing-about.com) site for pictures. I think they're there somewhere.

The standard weekender "tabernacle" is 2 large galvanized strap hinges and the rear one has the pin ground off so it can be pulled. It works well, but of course is ugly.

If I find the actual picture I'll edit my post and link

John

[frameshop]

Anthony; I posed the question over at the Haven builders website www.havenbuilders.com (http://www.havenbuilders.com) Maybe there is enough interest to get one properly made for our Havens! Roger :)

[frameshop]

Anthony; I posed the question over at the Haven builders website www.havenbuilders.com (http://www.havenbuilders.com) Maybe there is enough interest to get one properly made for our Havens! Roger :)

[frameshop]

Anthony; I posed the question over at the Haven builders website www.havenbuilders.com (http://www.havenbuilders.com) Maybe there is enough interest to get one properly made for our Havens! Roger :)