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I can support what David wrote above, it's definitely not easy to make a good carbon tube from scratch at home without a vacuum pump setup and an enormous oven to cure pre-preg carbon fabric! For a

I have made the tubes before. The things you said are 100% true. My biggest concern, thinking about that idea was getting the mast to release. Honestly, ill prob just go alum. For the mast, and do

I have made carbon tube battens for a junk sail, 60mm diameter and 6m in length, using carbon sleeves from Soller Composites. It is not an easy process. You need some form of mandrel for the sleeve to

Well thats cool. I'm sure i can make the mast/gaffstyle top/rings from carbon myself. Then have the sail cut at the place thats supplying Wharram builders with sails. They already have the tooling

https://youtu.be/jwExI_vnchE

https://sollercompositesllc.com/braided-carbon-biaxial-sleeves/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA4Y-sBhC6ARIsAGXF1g4PSVEdMZo4XP_8mirX3Ct3vJkkiEQm63OoI16jIMP_bZMq1PBR0AMaAi5gEALw_wcB

Something to think about...when looking to build carbon tubes Carbon sleeves A mold (can be wood shaped to size) This company makes shrink wrap You lay the sleeves Epoxy Shrink wrap it heat

The Wharram “Wingsail” is a very good sail. At the boat show in Amsterdam, 1982. We were there with the SC 435 and the first carbon fiber bent Gaff. The founder of Polyservice and I developed this

On Thu, Dec 21, 2023, 6:55?AM Bill Mansfield <billman3968@...> wrote: > Alain > > > After reading your last post, its more clear what options are aval. > > This is the boat i decided to

Alain After reading your last post, its more clear what options are aval. This is the boat i decided to build. The sloop open bridge deck My thinking (and could be wrong) was to use the Wharram

Hi all! I have just ordered the plywood to start the DUO 480 adventure before the end of 2023 :) At the moment I am thinking about the building of the carbon masts at home. The company that Bernd

Do you mean having the Wharram "Wingsail" on a biplan 860? I am not sure if there will be any advantage for this. Bernd would be much better to answer this. Initially I was thinking of having junk rig

Hi all I'm enjoying reading all the messages of which we have had a sudden influx in the past week or so. It's always interesting getting to understand the rationale of builders as they embark on

Alain Thxs for that info. I to love the Wharrams designs. I wanted something a little more modern. I was thinking that this, wjat say you? Do the bi plane rig, with a version of his Soft wing

If this may help in the discussion let me share the decisions I made when discussing my 860Open with Bernd. 1) sacrificing some cabin space was not an issue because I am not planning to sail

Yes i know its an 860 sorry confused here...looks to me like a square top and jib. Is it the open deck or bridge deck ? You posted this reply a few minutes ago. " To control the top of a square

This is the KD 860. In this size, it is the most built and sailed boat. As a start, search here in the photos folder, or watch this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv-ath_xmjY

Which boat design is this one please? Squaretop main

Sorry for the typos, cell hell...

Thxs for the advice, im goong to vo ahead with the standard 860 bridge deck. I think the open deck would be okau for just Bahamas, but i kmow me, i will prob, one day, want to venture oit