[:-alien]
I spent some time today building a new ajustable mast base on my Trimaran to allow the fitting of smaller rigs and the ability to move the sail plan fore and aft up to 100mm (thats about 4inchs for all you stone age folk)[-crzwom][img]../forum1/images/speech/icon_speech_ugh.gif[/img][img]../forum1/images/speech/icon_speech_duh.gif[/img][img]../forum1/images/speech/icon_speech_ok.gif[/img] The mark 1 version had a flat channel section with a sliding alloy billit on which was fixed an upright fibreglass section into which the mast locating pin fitted. Pretty cool eh![:-crazy] It wasn
t until I had fabricated all the component parts that I realized that I could save about 50 grams by not using half of the bits and simply drilling holes in the base unit to locate the mast pin.[:-bulb]
The purpose here is not to brag about what a clever model engineer I am,[:-sing] but to illustrate the basic idea of adding lightness.[:-eyebrows]
Dont make that fitting out of brass, use alloy. Or better still maybe you can do the same job with a piece of string. Don
t add extra unnecessary bits, look at how you can make things simpler and lighter.[:-kitty]
If you can save the Grams the Kilos will look after themselves.[:-propeller][:-scared][:-witch]
(thats ounces and pounds for you know who)[:-toast]
Do it NOW before it`s too late.