by Dennis » Wed May 31, 2023 11:20 am
Hello Paul
You can carry the spars in the boat without having to open the access hatch on the forepeak bulkhead, simply feed them through the deck escape hatch down into the cabin and along one of the quarter berths. This is what I do if I am trailing the boat unrigged.
If I am trailing the boat with the intention of preparing to sail in the shortest possible time at my destination I keep the mainsail laced to the gaff and fixed to the boom and with the halyards and mainsheet still attached. The whole assembly is covered with the boom cover. As my gooseneck is attached to a (raised) mastband I cannot keep the boom attached to the mast so I disconnect the gooseneck and reattach to the original fitting on the tabernacle. I therefore trail the boat with the mast lowered, detached from the tabernacle and moved forward, the boom/gaff/mainsail assembly stay in situ attached to the fitting on the tabernacle.
I cannot see the point of carrying the spars beneath the boat, if you are intending to sail you are going to have to move them onto the boat anyway at your destination.
Just my way of doing it.
Cheers
Dennis
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