Tod's right, Seaward (Hake) went back to a standard stayed aluminum mast, sloop rig . . . ----- Original Message ----- From: <htmills@bright.net> To: "'For and about Montgomery Sailboats'" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 8:31 PM Subject: mast design and support Not sure, but I don't think so...I think they went back to a standard sloop rig. -----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 Rik Sandberg Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 7:33 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: mast design and support Does a Seaward Fox still have a carbon fibre mast??? Rik On Fri, Jul 16 2004 07:16 pm, htmills@bright.net wrote: 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.c om] On Behalf Of Roy LaFleur Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 5:32 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: 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