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• 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.....
        • No it wasn't
          • I can only quote the headline...
            • LOL! ... Well, if a local news reporter says so, who are we to question?
              • LOL!!!
              • ... well I checked and this year chains are required with stands there
            • Hmmm . . . so what's the windage on the mast vs the windage on the shrinkwrap?
              • J McG!!! So what is the real story? leverages and percentages and such? Sounds like a mag thingy.
                • Probably have to rent a wind tunnel . . .
                  • LOL! Wind isn't limited to the publishing Biz....
            • Hmmm. Dirt yard = frost heaves moving the stands
        • In Mexico we get 7 jack stands is 5 Normal????
          • 7 is normal here
            • In the land of winter storms cradles are the norm... jack stands are not usually accepted... at least not at our club.
              • I don't think so, I see .......
                • I read on another board where I asked the same OP question that the WORST thing you can do is trail a boat Stress levels
  • Smaller than 7000 lbs but I take it down
  • I think your boatyard is right.
  • I do.
  • some considerations
  • Mine...
    • Funny you mention wind blowing a boat over because it's mast is up.
      • Interesting...
        • My first thought. An insurance issue, not a stress issue.
          • Never let the facts get in the way of a law suit or an insurance premium eh?.
            • Living aboard in storms of up to 100 mph....
  • 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...
    • 50 to 60?
      • A five day nor=easter is different from a hurricane...
        • Agree 100% -- plus you have frost heaves in the northeast
  • what stress?
    • The stress thing intrigues me.... since I've seen a lot of damage from raising and dropping the mast .....
      • Blye. Tell them suckers to leave your mast up!!
        • Left the mast up for years.... no problems. It's a Chat Board chat.... I have been told by "experts" that
      • Now if you're REALLY concerned about stress
        • I saw an Irwin that had a indents from the jackstands
  • I always take the mast down
    • Me too, my riggers are pretty careful.
      • Tom, do you >ever
      • This was a busy weekend at our club for mast unstepping. Several boats damaged already!
  • We have always taken the mast down