Reply To: HT mast position

Hi Volker,

When I purchased Camargue (HT MKIII), the previous owner had created a hardwood (Iroko) “A” frame to reinfoce the deck directly underneath the mast. This frame was attached directly to the inside bulkhead by epoxy and was visible when sat in the saloon….but being varnished it didn't stand out. The timber was approx 3″ x 2″ and ran horizontaly above the door frame and had two splayed legs supporting it running down to the top inner edges of the hull where the most strength was found. I owned Camargue for over 10 years and with this arrangement no deck movement in the way of the mast was evident. Unfortunately this modification (or similar) hasn't been done on all other HT's (MK1-3) where this problem is fairly common.

Regards

Bruce