RE: help needed on mast take-down and store
Eric Johnson (ej@tx3.com)
Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:36:45 -0800
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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> I used to use bungees and everything to hold the standing and running
> rigging down, but these days I just take the main halyard and wrap it
> around the whole mess many times and secure the loose end on one of the
> cleats. Works wonderfully. I don't remove any rigging at all, just
> disconnect the forestay of course to get the mast down. It trailers well
> this way, and if you put those $1 cable covers over the side shrouds any
> rubbing you get wheile trailering doesn't even leave marks.
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> ej@tx3.com P19#461 "Victoria" Bothell, WA
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> After mast is secure - Why don't you just pull the shrouds (side stays)
> forward to the base of the mast with the mainsheet and tie them
> there? Then a
> bungee cord from the left side shrouds thru the fwd hand rails to
> the right
> side shrouds keeps them stiff for trailering... Or is that what
> you all do? I
> have a P19
That is basically in concept what I do, i just use the main halyard.
Starting at the top of the mast (back of mast when its down) i pull all the
lines 'down' the mast, wrapping the main halyard as I go in a helix pattern
and it secures all the lines to the mast. Once Iget towards the base the
side shrouds mun out of slack and I put a couple extra wraps there to keep
'em tight. Looks nice and tidy, and stays secure.