Wanted nav mast

[bobboat]

I am new to this forum and am also the new owner of a 44 Tri Cabin MY 1967 . She was missing the NAV Mast when I got her and I was hoping someone here might know where I can find one or one that is close that I can make fit
Thanks
Bobboat

[Fanfare]

Find one, measure it, and have a carpenter either build it or modify the original design to fit your specifications. For instance, I have the original 50MY mast with the folding deck joint. But it is not perfect. I fly my personal flag at the top, but it rubs on the front of the Bimini. I have to use a "pigsticker," a smaller flagpole extension. If I did a new mast I would make it one or two feet taller. But I would try to retain Jack Hargrave's (our designer's) great sense of proportion in designing our boats by adjusting the rake and height to look as though designed.

[bobboat]

Hey Jim
Good idea I thought is was aluminum not wood, that gives me some choices
Thanks
Bobboat

[Beckytek]

You can look up your boat in the model brochures section to see what the original mast looked like.
You can tell it's wood. Ron

[bobboat]

Ron
Thanks where is that section
Bob

[Beckytek]

Look at the top of this page and you will see " MODEL BROCHURES ". click on it and pick out your model and year.

[eze2bme]

When the base of my mast rotted out, I made a temporary one out of PVC. I stiffened the mast with another PVC tube inside to make sure that the fittings didn't come apart. Pics attached.
Lightmast041407b.jpg
Lightmast041407a.jpg

[bobboat]

EZ2beme
That is a great idea, it looks good in the pictures is that a Y clean out in the middle with a light on it?
Thanks
Bob

[SeaEric]

Here's what the mast looks like on my 1966 Hatt 41 TC. The aforementioned "pig sticker" at the top is my own addition to fly my private signal flag.

[SeaEric]

Here's a better side profile shot.