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This was a busy weekend at our club for mast unstepping. Several boats damaged already!
In Response To: Me too, my riggers are pretty careful. 
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() We're a do it yourself club and the most notable unstepping accident happened on a 26 foot boat.
The owner over loosened the fore stay and the mast actually fell straight backward. No one hurt, but his dodger was crushed. He was in o mood for an inspection of the mast tangs etc for additional damage.
There. A Quantified incident against unstepping.
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
- 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!
- Me too, my riggers are pretty careful.
- We have always taken the mast down
- I'd say it all depends on the winter weather....
