Featured Projects
Horse Farm, Private Owner — Super fancy 3-piece telescoping horse-gate lengthens from 10' to 27'. These babies have custom retriever handles, Delrin linear bearings, 2K polyurethane paint, and look like they should be on a Formula 1 car.
Hinckley Bermuda 40, 59' Replacement Mast — Primarily a cruising boat, this owner knows how to get from point A to B with a well equipped classic Hinckley. Keep an eye out for this beauty on the Eastern Coast from Nova Scotia to Florida.
Current Projects: Structural Tubing
Laser Technology Company
- 2"x4" rectangular structural arm, 21' length, painted Awlgrip Gloss Black
Aerospace/Defense Contractor
- Over 1500' of structural tubing built to specification, not able to tell what or where it's used, but there sure is a lot of it, and its all carbon.
Current Projects: Marine
Sailing One Design
- M17 Masts. M17 masts for Melges Performance Sailboat are an ongoing production part at Forte, with the total count well over 100 spars to date.
- GP26 Mast. A new class or rule that is just getting off the ground. Sexy hulls now complemented with a value priced carbon spar makes for an unbeatable combination.
- GP33 Mast. Hallett's latest creation is the first of these built in the USA and we have provided a spar built to the rule. The shake downs are over and it's off to the races for the Hallett family.
- PS2000 Bite Spars. 20 for Europe and 30 for North America, and that's just this spring.
- E-Scow Bow Poles The class has more than 60 bow poles on order; most are going to Melges and the remaining to Windward Boat Works.
- J-Boat Asymmetric Poles. Forte is now a J Boats authorized supplier for OEM and replacement asymmetric
poles.
- J-Boat Spinnaker Poles. Forte is also a spinnaker pole supplier for the J/24, J/30, and J/35
classes
Custom Masts
- CC38, 55' Replacement Mast. A local Connecticut boat, this racer/cruiser will be hitting the startling line with a brand new Forte carbon rig. Look out Wednesday night crew!
- Class 40 New Custom Owen Clark Design Boat, 58' Deck Stepped Mast. This baby is getting the full monty, including a nice triple spreader rig, anti-torsion head stays, rod rigging, electrical, etc etc, etc’Ķ
Fishing Gear
- Riggers for Lees Tackle. All carbon, free standing (no jumpers), and clear coated to boast that great carbon look.
- Push Poles. The flats fishing industry has been eating up these super light, super tough poles. The lightest in the industry, and by far the strongest, with a nice molded-in grip feel.
