[quote=nofearofflying]the 18 minute man Cholley 1 2 has an open invite to sail with us. Usually we only have to put up our masts once a summer because we moor our boats. same true for me on Lake Emerald in Ft Lauderdale Fla up in nov down in late March, unless storms wreak havoc. Dont underdo tie downs to trailer, 2 trips from NY to Ft Lauderdale without a mishap proved safety first is a must. I also believe in masts with safety bolts at bottom to definitely engage them when raising masts. Jib blocks kept on if riveted into tracks but i always removed them from my cats that werent riveted in( prindle 16s, nacra 5.7, Dart 18s) Sister clips used on jib line prindle 16s, and the guy from the mid west who sold me my N5.2 used a quick pin on forestay -the first big gust over 25 knots that hit me sailing the cat in March from Bay Shore over to fire Island brought the mast down! thank goodness for cell phones(now have water proof device on board) & coast guard[/quote]
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