Expert advice needed

[Pavel]

Thanks everyone. This is very helpful. I’ll guess I should try all three masts and see which feels better.

Cheers,
Pavel

[ezzylover]

Severne pre-2014 are stiff top sails. Powerex are CC, Chinook are CC to slightly flex. Neither a great choice.

I'd boost the 400 up there and see if the battens will rotate at all.

I resisted the concept for a while but it's worth picking a mast curve and getting RDMS. Uses is fine unless it's getting shipped from Maui, but from a Gorge swap no problem.

if stiffer on top I recommend no limitz .
because of that stiffness they are now quite cheap too.

[grantmac]

Thought regular NL were CC to flex? People put the Sumo top on for HT.

[Michael]

I just purchased a 5.7 Severne Blade (2009). Luff is 438cm.
Which mast should I use?
1. 430 Chinook epoxy fibreglass (Recommend size, but heavy) came with the sail.
2. 400 Powerex 40% carbon (lightest, but the extention will be set near maximum, 38/45) it’s about 15 years old, more likely to snap?
3. Powerex 460 75% Carbon. ( light, but will require the head strap to be extended, which some people say is not recommended)

Thanks,

Pavel

I saw this and thought you might be interested. Looks like this mast was used with his Severne sails he's selling as well.

http://bigwavedave.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=9142

[grantmac]

That mast in Duncan is a smoking deal.
Might try this guy as well:
https://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rds/spo ... 22275.html

Might have a skinny base for you.

[Pavel]

Thanks, I’ll check it out.