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Francois,
I don't have roller furling and I have purposely not added any wiring to the mast. Even an extra pound 20+ feet away is a lot of extra effort. Attaching the baby stays does help. You also have to make sure that the shrouds won't snag on anything. Another hint: swing the rudder down. I can't fully describe how painful it is to get the mast 3/4 up only to discover that the back stay is looped under the rudder. ("back stay looped under the rudder" is not a phrase often heard from the yacht club crowd)
Even though I do trailer and day sail, we have considered a slip or at least mast-up dry storage. It is a lot of work just for a day on the water. The real plus of trailering for me is the variety of lakes I can access within a 2 hour drive: Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Chataqua, Kinzua Resevoir, and all the finger lakes. Each body of water is different. I would hate to be tied to just one.
My oldest son is 9. When he gets to high school I would like to race my boat in the Wed. night club races in Buffalo harbor if he wants to crew. (approx. 100 boats each Wed.) Right now I crew on a friend's Ultimate 20 which he dry sails from mast-up storage. That seems to work real well. Fees are much less and no bottom maintenance.
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MacGregor/Venture Forum
Potential owner - mast raising and lowering question -- Nelson Amen -- 11/27/07 7:32p.m.
It's doable -- Ken Cross (Mac 26D) Puget Sound -- 11/27/07 8:32p.m.
-- Andy McVeigh -- 11/27/07 11:42p.m.
-- Gary, M26D, South Puget Sound -- 12/15/07 1:18p.m.
I do try to keep the weight on the mast low -- Charlie Harrigan - Mac26S - Springville, NY -- 11/30/07 8:45a.m.
