Adelaide
Senior Member
I have a 30' Tung Hwa Clipper sedan named Adelaide.
The mast on Adelaide is old and tired. It has stays that limit the available use of the upper deck and doesn't fit under the roof of my covered slip. The pressure it places on the upper deck is visible in the inside of my cabin.
With that said, I want to dump it and move to a different set up. Mounting it on the front of the cabin a couple feet from my head isn't something I want to do, as it is unsightly and too close to my head.
What I am thinking is some sort of telescoping pole mount that can be placed along the port side, upper railing of my boat. This would allow me to raise it up 6-8' when in use, then lowered down to 3-4' when not in use. Is there such a thing? If not, what other ideas might you have?
The mast on Adelaide is old and tired. It has stays that limit the available use of the upper deck and doesn't fit under the roof of my covered slip. The pressure it places on the upper deck is visible in the inside of my cabin.
With that said, I want to dump it and move to a different set up. Mounting it on the front of the cabin a couple feet from my head isn't something I want to do, as it is unsightly and too close to my head.
What I am thinking is some sort of telescoping pole mount that can be placed along the port side, upper railing of my boat. This would allow me to raise it up 6-8' when in use, then lowered down to 3-4' when not in use. Is there such a thing? If not, what other ideas might you have?