A POTENTIAL CARBON FIBER “BOW SPRIT”?

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They Theirs
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A POTENTIAL CARBON FIBER “BOW SPRIT”?

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Neat Looking Sprit Kit ***(Click Here)** for a Mac, comes with a choice of deck installation hardware and sail hardware.

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Articulating Bow Sprit Design on the 26M with custom bow ring fitting and inboard traveler for control.
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Fixed Bow Sprit pole
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Sailing World priced kit at $1400
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Alex
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Post by Alex »

Can you provide link to manufacturer?
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Cam
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Post by Cam »

Cost?
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Post by bastonjock »

that looks very usefull,at $1400,00 it does not seem too expensive either,ive seen a carbon fiber bowsprit advertised in the UKs PBO mag
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Post by Richard O'Brien »

Hi TT

The articulating design seems to go right of the forestay? Wish I could see it better? I remember it being discussed before but that didn't include a working model. Nice find! This might be something I'd try, and it is aluminum, so the big bucks could be spared.

Richard O'B
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Post by tangentair »

It looks like carbon fiber in some of the pictures and alum in others so I guess it really isn't important so long as the strength is there. But what I can not figure out is the red string or sail twine tied around the base of the furler in the first couple of pictures?
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Post by Cam »

i hope there is a aluminium version for the mac. Carbon Fibre seems a little overkill for our type of sailboat.
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Post by Highlander »

Was retractable folded up vertical until I added the cat walk , seat , bowsprit rail extension
Total cost about $400.00 Can :)

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Really makes the boat very distinctive & adds a bit of class !
my bowsprit extends 4ft beyond the bow and by giving it a 5" raise I was able to move my genny out to the 3ft mark without lengthening the genny forestay , the genny catches more wind thus is a little faster & picks up speed sooner, with just just 2 degrees mast rake eliminates round up !
I used alum spar 2 1/4" OD 1/8" thick wall

Cheers John
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