old mast, new life as a flagpole?

[Lynnie]

Hello everyone. I have an old mast and do not have a flagpole, has anyone ever made a flagpole out of a mast? Thanks, Lynnie

 

[Ross]

In Newtown CT they used an old wooden ship's mast for the town flag pole. It was replaced with a steel pole later. The only problem is the lack of a swivel at the top.

 

[Snotter]

I've seen a few yacht clubs do it.

 

[caguy]

Check the archives, I remember someone posting a couple of years ago about this.

 

[Bad Obsession]

Why not list the mast on ebay. Someone with that kind of boat may be looking for a mast.

 

[Chuck Creel]

Funny you should ask,, ...

just made a flag pole from an old Hobie mast. doesn,t have spreaders yet but they are to be added later.
Have had a few neighbors stop and make comments on it. allready.

 

[Lynnie]

Hello everyone, thanks for the replies.

the mast is damaged so cannot offer on ebay. I'll look through the archives although I never have any luck searching those archives. I must not do it right or something.

Chuck, love the picture. are you using a halyard to hoist the flag? Did you get an extra clamp or something for the bottom of the flag? I guess you had to have another rope connected to the halyard. are you going to use the shrouds when you add the spreaders? I was thinking that I would keep the shrouds for 'extra' flags as special opportunities arose, although not certain how I would hang and change out the flags on the shrouds.

I'm planning to put it in a small clearing between my house and the road. I think it will be able to be seen from both directions and it might be interesting to see how the deer and other wildlife respond. you can see the clearing in the picture below (if I can get the picture attached) and the mast/flagpole will stand about where the lighter green tree is located there in the distance.

thanks again, Lynnie

 

[Ross]

Lynnie, The spreaders on a mast are the yard arm on a flagpole. You can hoist storm warnings on one side and signal flags on the other.

 

[synchronicity]

I used a bent Hobie 16 mast as a flagpole years ago,
when I moved - It went to a friend and is still in use SFAIK.