How long to launch a trailer sailer?

[weaver_fish]

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Weaverfish..did you own 'Floosie'? She was at Rutland water a couple of months back and I had a good natter with the new owners who were really enjoying their sailing.

re: transom mast support. I've got to make one sometime..any hints and tips welcome

Tim

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Hmm would be tricky without the pole!

Yes, Floosie was mine. Glad the new owners are happy with her. Great starter boat for them.

To make a mast support I used the rudder cassette fittings as an anchor point for a rectangular piece of stainless on to which we bolted a tube with a U shaped section at the top to support the mast on a roller. The backstay purchase supported it.

A better solution would have been to attached some sort of fitting to the push-pit to make it more solid, but I went for the easiest option of using the rudder fittings.

 

[Alfie168]

Thanks for that Weaverfish.

The rudder bolts are the obvious anchorage, but i was worried about damaging them with leverage, so i was trying to think up some way of triangulating the foot to give some fore/aft support as well. Winter thinking cap on.

Tim

 

[weaver_fish]

Its remarkabley solid when trailing as the mast braces it up a treat - we use the pole downhaul to hold the other end of the mast down into the tabernacle. Under the bridgedeck on Flooise there is a harness securing point, so I had a short line running from there to the top of the mast support to hold the mast support upright when pushing the mast back to raise it.... the roller is a great help with that task and lets you do it singlehanded.