[quote=MN3]looks good but what this from popping off the track when you hit a pothole (or go too fast over a speedbump? (or sliding side to side) - I would tie it down to that eyestrap at the very least
I would also strongly suggest you don't use bungee to secure a mast (or hull to trailer) - these are not safe against any real forces and degrade with UV and use.
Story time: back in my early days of sailing beachcats ... I was driving home after a sail on Davis Island (rich part of tampa) and had the upper mast secured to my mast yoke (trailer) with bungee. the top of my mast touched and got tangled on some low hanging tree branches, broke the bungee and swung off the trailer (but was still tied at the front beam). The mast swung into a parked car and hit the driver window (with expected results). had this swung the other way, it would have speared oncoming traffic (with potentially deadly results).
that exact deadly scenario happened to someone leaving our causeway. On the drawbdridge - they had a mast break free in the same manor (bungee broke, mast swung off the yoke) but this time it was into oncoming traffic, and killed the other driver.
Real, strong and new line should be used to secure boats and anything that can potentially be a hazard to other drivers (imho)
[quote=leeboweffect]Here is what I came up with:
[img]http://www.thebeachcats.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=120706&g2_serialNumber=4[/img]
[img]http://www.thebeachcats.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=120709&g2_serialNumber=4[/img]
Here is the v block:
http://shoreline-marinedevelopment.com/products-poly3inchbowstop
The aluminum angle is 1/8 X 2 X 2 inch, 6061. The white blocks are UHMW, 1 X 1 X 7 inch.Edited by leeboweffect on May 13, 2016 - 10:44 AM. [/quote][/quote]
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