| Re: Carbon fiber mast
[Re: av8or]
#18925 04/25/03 07:32 AM 04/25/03 07:32 AM |
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 75 Jensen Beach, FL BlowMe
journeyman
|
journeyman
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 75 Jensen Beach, FL | I would put one on now if I could find one. Does anyone have one for a 6.0 for sale? If anything it sure would make rigging easier. I wonder what the actual weight savings would be if any? AJ Express 6.0 | | | Re: Carbon fiber mast
[Re: mikemac]
#18926 04/25/03 07:33 AM 04/25/03 07:33 AM |
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,658 Florida Suncoast, Dunedin Caus... catman
Pooh-Bah
|
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 1,658 Florida Suncoast, Dunedin Caus... | Hi Mike, By the way are you the Mike that was here in Dunedin this winter? There can't be too many guys named Mike that live in Niagara with a H21.
While not class legal(shouldn't be a problem)you would probably cut the weight by half at least. Reducing weight aloft is a good thing not to mention having to raise it.
As far as costs go I was looking at the Mystere parts list and the Viper has a carbon mast listed and I think it was around $3700. That mast is 34ft. tall. I'm not sure if that is in US funds or Canadian. You probably know if that's in Canadian funds you can deduct about a third from that.
Mike
Have Fun
| | | Re: Carbon fiber mast
[Re: MauganN20]
#18930 04/25/03 10:40 AM 04/25/03 10:40 AM |
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 465 FL sail7seas
addict
|
addict
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 465 FL | December 17, 2002 EU Imposes $83M in Fines for Price-Fixing
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Commission on Tuesday fined 11 companies $83 million in two separate price-fixing scandals involving graphite and spices.
In the graphite cartel, eight companies were assessed a total of 60.6 million euro ($62.4 million)for violating EU competition rules between 1993 and 1998.
The Commission said that a two-year investigation found that the companies held regular meetings to divvy up the market and keep prices at inflated levels. Specialty graphites are used in everything from engineering to electronics.
Germany's SGL Carbon AG received the highest fine of 27.75 million euro ($28.57 million), while Japan's Toyo Tanso must pay 10.79 million euro ($11.11 million).
Other fines levied include 6.97 million euro ($7.18 million) for France's Carbon Lorraine SA, 6.97 million euro ($7.18 million) for Japan's Tokai Carbon Co., and 3.58 million euro ($3.69 million) for Ibiden Co. and Nippon Steel Chemical Co. also of Japan. Another two Japanese firms, Itech and Intech Inc. were fined 980,000 euro ($1 million).
SGL's fine was the highest ``because it was the ringleader,'' the Commission said, while the other companies got reductions in exchange for their cooperation in the probe. U.S.-based GraphTech International Ltd. was given immunity ``because it revealed the cartel,'' the Commission said. | | | Re: Carbon fiber mast
[Re: Eric Anderson]
#18938 04/26/03 08:26 AM 04/26/03 08:26 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
Carpal Tunnel
|
Carpal Tunnel
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | The problem is that the serious racers that might consider a CF mast (or could justify the expense) would loose the ability to race one design. I understand that a couple of N6.0na's in FL replaced their Aluminum masts with CF though. Distance racer's probably wouldn't be as concerned.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Carbon fiber mast/one design racing
[Re: Jake]
#18940 04/29/03 12:07 AM 04/29/03 12:07 AM |
Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 364 Andrew
enthusiast
|
enthusiast
Joined: Jul 2001
Posts: 364 | You can race one-design with either carbon or aluminum spars in the Nacra 5.5u class. Yes, the carbon boats are faster.
Andrew Tatton
Nacra 20 "Wiggle Stick" #266
Nacra 18 Square #12
| | | Re: Carbon fiber mast
[Re: av8or]
#18941 04/29/03 04:15 AM 04/29/03 04:15 AM |
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,669 Melbourne, Australia Tornado_ALIVE
Pooh-Bah
|
Pooh-Bah
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,669 Melbourne, Australia | If it was to become class legal in the future I would be willing to shell out the bucks necessary for a carbon stick. This could be a future option for spinnaker boats that break their sticks Our minimum weight for our sticks are 26kg (I think)...... should be able to make a strong stick to stand up to the kite and still come well under that. | | |
|
0 registered members (),
650
guests, and 165
spiders. | Key: Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod | | Forums26 Topics22,405 Posts267,056 Members8,150 | Most Online2,167 Dec 19th, 2022 | | |