Carbon Gooseneck
Posted: 30 Nov 2004, 18:08
I am planning on making a ball raced gooseneck for my new boat and the method I am considering doing it in will IMHO streach the rules. So I would like your advice and comments before going to the trouble of making it and presenting it to my club measurer. My specific questions are:
Can I make a gooseneck (or any other spar fitting ie a boom band) out of carbon fibre, or am I limited to wood and aluminium only?
If I am limited to wood or aluminium, can I lash it to with dyneema or dacron cord to the mast?
If I can lash it to the mast can I then coat the lashing in epoxy for additional security?
If I can do the above could I use; a glass fibre, carbon or kevlar tow for the lashing? Which is then coated in epoxy? Doing this would stiffen the mast at a critical area but as I see it, it would not be in the spirit of the rules, but all I want to do is connect the gooseneck to the mast and I haven’t seen anything in the rules which stops me doing this.
Thanks in advance
Chris
Can I make a gooseneck (or any other spar fitting ie a boom band) out of carbon fibre, or am I limited to wood and aluminium only?
If I am limited to wood or aluminium, can I lash it to with dyneema or dacron cord to the mast?
If I can lash it to the mast can I then coat the lashing in epoxy for additional security?
If I can do the above could I use; a glass fibre, carbon or kevlar tow for the lashing? Which is then coated in epoxy? Doing this would stiffen the mast at a critical area but as I see it, it would not be in the spirit of the rules, but all I want to do is connect the gooseneck to the mast and I haven’t seen anything in the rules which stops me doing this.
Thanks in advance
Chris