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Hurley 22 Junk Conversion

  • 08 Mar 2026 17:10
    Reply # 13607182 on 13600394
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    Funny that, Simon,
    it turns out that I already have made a sailplan for the Hurley 22  -  two sailplans, in fact.

    The one with 70° yard is a smaller version of the one that my boat, Ingeborg carries. The one with 60° yard is a downscaled version of the same as Paul Schnabel’s Ylvi is using. Both these rigs have proven to work well.

    If I were to choose, I guess I would pick the one with the Ylvi-style sail, to bring the mast a little further aft from the bow.

    As for mast dimension, my guess is that anything between 130 and 150mm, with 5mm walls, should work fine.

    Good luck!
    Arne

    (full size sailplans on Arne's sketches, section 8)

    Last modified: 08 Mar 2026 17:21 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • 08 Mar 2026 15:24
    Reply # 13607159 on 13600394

    Hi Simon, it's not easy to pick up a ready-made mast suirable for junk rig, so a lot of us make our own.  Either way, you need to know suitable dimensions, which is the difficult bit!  A good source of such details is the collection of files by Arne Kverneland, available here: https://junkrigassociation.org/arne  in particular, he's got a couple of very good discussions of sizing and making masts, see Chapter 6 and 6b on that page.

    Some of the calculations get a bit mathematical, and seem to suggest 18-20cm diameter, which feels a bit much to me (my 29 foot boat has a 20cm mast).  I think you could do well with a 5m length of 100mm (edit - no, that's too light.  Go with Arne's suggestion of 130-150mm) or so alloy tube, topped with 3 or so metres of solid wood.  But look at the numbers!  That might be on the light side (edit - yes it was!).  

    What's your expected sail area?  Mast length above partners?

    James


     

    Last modified: 08 Mar 2026 20:29 | Anonymous member
  • 21 Feb 2026 17:15
    Reply # 13600723 on 13600394

    Many thanks Andrew, keep me informed on your mast making. Sounds feasible very interested in where you source your sections. Regards Simon

  • 20 Feb 2026 21:17
    Reply # 13600521 on 13600394

    Hi Simon. I'm in the early stages of converting a 20' Hunter Medina in Cornwall. I have struggled to find a one piece mast. The Norse Hydro company in South Wales looks like it might be going out of business so I'd be careful about transferring any money on a long lead time order. And the Hampshire company, who's name I forget are no longer making one off dinghy masts. So I am doing a three section mast, from decreasing diameter aluminium tubes. David Tyler and I are working separately on 3D printed joining and fairing sections which i think will make the joints more acceptable. I'm going to be sewing a split junk ring, which I hope will allow for minimal mast position movement. My biggest issue is lack of funds but I'm sure there's a way of doing it at minimal cost. My second biggest issue is how to step the mast at the beginning of the season. It was fairly easy with the original mast and an A frame but dropping a tubular mast accurately into a hole is too much for my understanding. Good luck with your project, looking forward to the details.

  • 20 Feb 2026 16:59
    Message # 13600394

    Hello, I have purchased  Hurley 22 in Plymouth uk. My aim is to convert Dawn into a junk rig. Can anyone advise me on mast dimensions or more to the point  where I may be able to find a mast in the south West? Regards Simon PS Any help and advice gratefully received. Thanks

    Last modified: 20 Feb 2026 17:21 | Anonymous member
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