I bought my first sailboat in May (a Pico, now added a Laser Radial), and have raised and lowered the mast each time I sailed, about 25 times.
On Friday, as I was raising the mast on the laser, I hurt my back. I ended up rolling the sail around the raised mast, and tying with the cunningham as I could not take the mast back down.
Despite some moderate wind over the weekend, the laser did not move back and forth too much (it is tied to my lakeside dock in the bow and stern), so now I am thinking of leaving the mast on all the time, with the sail rolled around it.
Are there any downsides to this?
Thanks
Ryan
On Friday, as I was raising the mast on the laser, I hurt my back. I ended up rolling the sail around the raised mast, and tying with the cunningham as I could not take the mast back down.
Despite some moderate wind over the weekend, the laser did not move back and forth too much (it is tied to my lakeside dock in the bow and stern), so now I am thinking of leaving the mast on all the time, with the sail rolled around it.
Are there any downsides to this?
Thanks
Ryan