Roy, What size are you thinking of? There may well be one already made that would suit your purposes since there are a fair number of dinghies that use unstayed masts as well as some larger boats. Tod -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+htmills=bright.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Roy LaFleur Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 5:32 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: M_Boats: mast design and support does anyone know where I can information on a light weight stay less mast made of carbon fiber or perhaps build one myself, and would a stayless mast need to be so high tech. could it be made of say wood or welded Aluminum or just fiber glass --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats