The original design had a short slot in the deck with an insert piece, the rd has a somewhat more sophisticated clamp at the partner with turnbuckles. the cruiser introduced a tabernacle (hinge). the chebacco 25 has a 5″ x 20′ hollow timber mast and the design calls for an under/over retaining partner arrangement.. Re: mast tabernacle design here is a video of a john leather designed 17' oyster sloop i built in 1994. after two years of wrestling with the mast and its forestay and shrouds i designed a tabernacle around a mast with a square section for the first four feet or so.. I tried several designs for the tabernacle the hinging part of aslan's mast. i abandoned the simple, easy method when i decided to make a round mast rather than use a tapered 4 x 4 as called for in the plans..
The purpose of this project is to design and mass-produce kits for a floating tiny house that can sail. it combines high-tech modeling and fabrication and low-tech assembly that can be carried out diy-style on a riverbank or a beach.. A step by step instructional video diagramming how to properly tabernacle a hunter 27 with a custom fabricated mast step.. Wooden mast version and carbon mast version available. wood mast version is cast bronze then machined smooth and fitted to mast. there is locking bolt and a 3/4″ hinging bolt..
