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Left the mast up for years.... no problems. It's a Chat Board chat.... I have been told by "experts" that
In Response To: Blye. Tell them suckers to leave your mast up!! ()
I am wrecking my boat. The same experts who say that once a boat has spent time in salt water it's not a good product anymore.
I'm not looking for "an answer".... just questioning if my "experts" have a point. I am wrong sometimes despite my many years sailing and boating.. ideally I'd love to see an aerodynamic engineer types explain the actual loads and risks....
I don't know for sure one way or the other... just know what I've observed over 50 years.
That's all.
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?
- 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
- Blye. Tell them suckers to leave your mast up!!
- The stress thing intrigues me.... since I've seen a lot of damage from raising and dropping the mast .....
- I always take the mast down
- We have always taken the mast down
- I'd say it all depends on the winter weather....
