Devotti Single Hander

I had a Finn mast that I sanded 1/2kg of paint off, carbon mast manufacture has improved alot scince and the clear finish mast became fashionable to show the quality lay up, mast builders used to stick and sand to get the required bend numbers then fill and paint over to make it look nice.

the disadvantage is small in speed until you get rolled by the boat next to you then the smallest difference is everything.

best to have the same colour mast as everyone else unless you want to be easily identified as ocs

Originally posted by turnturtle painted masts have been around ages in the dev fleets- production painted carbon has been around for years in windsurfing too... my North Gold is a 75% carbon stick with a very pimp white paint job. They are most certainly 'cool' on several levels!

Apologies for failing to do my morning postings as intended but I am still suffering the effects from last nights party which caused me to have a late start!

Painted carbon masts have some benefits and have been used in the Finn class for many years - turnturtle, you are right that they are cool as black masts can get very hot in the sun (one of the first D-One customers is from Dubai and with temperatures there it's almost a necessity) - the other benefit is that the paint protects the mast from UV degradation which can be a serious problem with carbon.  The downside is that the paint increases the weight of the mast!

More later!

Rodney

Oh......get back on your ironing board thing...........

Now look here GRF I feel that you are abusing me whilst using the wrong premiss. My reputation is for the restoration/bodging of old boats not necessarily wooden boats. In fact the only wooden boat I have been involved in was the Merlin earlier this year which is now sold.  I am so much a "man of the modern age" that I was the first person in the north of England to use MDF (but not in boats), so take that! Future insults should revolve around me being more Steptoe than Thomas Sheraton.

I really do like the  aluminium on carbon thing its like dishwashers. First they were rare so you had it stuck out on show. Then they became more common so they were integrated with just the controls showing. Then everyone had one so they became fully integrated with hidden controls. Actually that's a bit like a wife too.

No, like the first time I saw a mast made of cloth and painted with black Valspar (or so it seemed) I thought it looked stupid. Now we turn our noses up at nice shiny aluminium. Oddly enough a friend turned up yesterday with a "nice" Phantom with a white carbon mast. Cool/not cool/will become cool?