Setting up a Mistral One-Design Mast

For this job you will need the following:

TOOLS		CONSUMABLES
1x Tape measure 1x Paint brush		1x Model paints 1x Masking tape

There is not alot that needs to be done to the mast. Infact, all we have to do is find the curve of each mast section and add some lines on the mast to aid adjustment and rigging.

Step one- Finding the curve

Place your mast sections on two round poles/masts on a flat surface and then give them a little push. With the masts rolling over the poles, let them settle to a resting state and place a paint mark on the top side of your mast. Make sure to mark the bottom section at the top and the bottom of the mast.

 

Marking the bottom section of the mast.

For this task you will have to rig your sail to mark the areas which need to be painted. Use your Masking tape to make a straight line all around the mast.

On the bottom section of your mast you should make eight marks. One group of six marks to help as a visual aid at the top of the luff cut out, another where you tie the downhaul to the mast and the last at the lowest point where your boom attachment at it's lowest setting.
Note: the group of six marks should have no two adjacent lines of the same color's.

Thursday 17-Oct-2002