I decided to go for a ss tube because that is no problem to weld with “normal equipment, alu is an other story. Guess you got a drawing from Phill, the problem with that one is that you have to drill a big hole trough the bottom of the beam and it’s there that you would need the material..
Guess it would work if you make the mast foot out of a M12 threaded rod going down all the way trough the strap, putting a spacer inside the beam and making the possibility to adjust the tension by one nut on each side of the strap. It’s not the most beautiful setup and a little bit heavy.
Had been expecting a lot more hints coming in on this thread. But guess it will come when people will see what the art school of Turku can do if they take on the painting job, then everybody can get emotional...
Can give no guarantees for the carbon chain plates, but if they resisted on Idec when Francis Joyon made his record run around the world why should they not resist on a beach cat?
