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mlardner
 Post subject: Supercat 2" mast ball
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 3:02 pm 
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A friend has a Boston whaler supercat an he needs a 2" mast ball. He thinks it's made of teflon and I drew a 3d model to have it printed. Teflon/PTFE is not available, will nylon 12 suffice? What are these usually made of? Thanks in advance.
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mmiller
PostPosted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:44 pm 
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Delrin.

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mlardner
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 7:56 am 
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Thank you, do you think nylon will suffice?
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mmiller
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 8:34 am 
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Delrin is harder. Nylon may deform under load.

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srm
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:30 am 
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You can get a 2” Delrin ball from McMaster Carr. You would just need a machine shop to drill and tap it with the correct threads. Or if you have access to a drill press, you could probably do that yourself.


https://www.mcmaster.com/balls/system-o ... l-plastic/


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mlardner
PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2022 1:19 pm 
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great, thank you!
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jkkartz
PostPosted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 12:25 pm 
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Get in touch with Aquarius Sail, they are the curators of the Supercats.

https://www.aquarius-sail.com/
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