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.

 

[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.

 

[bobboat]

Eric
Looks good now I know what it looks like up close
Thanks
Bob

 

[eze2bme]

Bob - yes it's a "Y" cleanout - you'll have to check at you local Lowe's to see what's available. As I recall I used 2.5 inch PVC because there was a greater selection of "Y"s and fittings. I think that the rake of the mast is the same as the slope of the windshield - about 45 degrees - thus a 45 degree cleanout and a 22.5 degree fitting at the top. I cut pieces of starboard as plates to mount the light fixtures on and carefully drilled the PVC pipe wall and used SS fully threaded screws to mount the plates. Here's a closeup of both. Hope this helps.

 

[bobboat]

Dear Eze2bme
Thanks again the close up helped. I am building one now, you are right I am using 3" because they had more parts at my Home Depot
Thanks
Bob

 

[Angela]

Doesn't PVC become very brittle, leading to cracking, splintering, or shattering, in the sun due to UV?

 

[bobboat]

Ang
I am not sure you may be correct, but I am going to see how long it lasts or until I can fine one
Thanks
Bob