Which way up!

i put the 600 mast light end forward on the road trailer because if you put it the other way round you have a hole facing forwards catching all the flies and muck and filling the mast up. this is because i take the foot out of the mast before towing incase it falls out whilst towing, would be a bit annoying turning up to sail and finding the mast foot was on the M27 somewhere.

Edited by mike ellis

Originally posted by Fans1024 When I used to sail an RS200, I had the heavy end on the mast support.  I just felt it was more secure there.  As I was towing with a Land Rover Defender nose weight wasn't an issue.  I wrapped a lenght of carpet around the mast and then slotted into the mast support.  Slight O/T.. but it is about transporting masts.  I roof rack my Byte.  Now at the moment I put the mast in the car.  The problem is, its just that much too big, so I can't close the boot.  This is fine for short distances where I am not leaving the car, but for longer distances...  Once the boat is on the roof rack there doesn't appear to be any room to secure the mast and boom.  Any ideas?

I turned up to test my new car with my byte mast.  I told the salesman if it didn't fit in then there was no sail (getit?), he couldn't quite believe what he was hearing/seeing

Mast foot on the lightboard for me.

Argument for this: the extra windage of the fat end being in the air forces the thin end down thus creating more downforce on the pintles. Also the fat end is much more likely to start bouncing due to larger mass creating even more down force with a bit of wiggle to completely shag your pintles.

Edit: Actually I always put a rope around the mast at about it's centre and apply a little extra downforce to stop any bouncing. From experience at work, constant static force is much kinder than vibration or shock in mechanical assemblies.

Edit(again): and all those rope ends and trapeze kit end up dangling around in your rear view mirror.

Edited by Matt Jackson

Always put the heavy end over the mast support.

I used to roof top a 470 to avoid paying extra on ferries and toll roads.  We would put it right way up on its trolley (with a lot of help from our friends) and then tie the mast on top of all that.  Never had any problems and considering doing the same with the contender for Italy this summer.

Originally posted by Fans1024  Once the boat is on the roof rack there doesn't appear to be any room to secure the mast and boom.  Any ideas?

....just a thought, not tried it myself as the L2 has a 2 piece mast, tie the mast to the side of the rack on the upright bits. Or tie it to the underside of the rack....could tie it to the nearside door handles and see how many pedestrians you can pick up.

 

Edited by GK.LaserII