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what stress? 
In Response To: Survey: Those of you with medium to large sailboats (7,000 lbs +) who takes their mast down every year at haulout? 
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() We have a keel stepped mast with an encapsulated lead keel. The boat's weight sits on the keel. The only time the mast comes down is when it's painted. That's been 10 years.
I would think that if you cant put the boat's weight on the keel it's a different story.
Messages In This Thread
- Survey: Those of you with medium to large sailboats (7,000 lbs +) who takes their mast down every year at haulout?
- I'd say it all depends on the winter weather....
- all a bunch of "T"BS
- Oops.....
- Oops.....
- all a bunch of "T"BS
- Smaller than 7000 lbs but I take it down
- I think your boatyard is right.
- I do.
- some considerations
- Mine...
- I take the mast out very infrequently ...
- I store mast-up but believe your club is right (is better down)
- We always take the masts down...
- what stress?
- I always take the mast down
- We have always taken the mast down
- I'd say it all depends on the winter weather....
