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Make yourself a mast/boom crutch out of 2 inch pvc and the biggest T-Joint you can
find to fit on top of the 2 inch pvc. Cut off the top of the T-Joint to make a U Shaped
saddle. Insert in mast hole. If you're going down the highway a bit a Spar Bag will greatly
increase the life of you Sail. I use to wrap a couple bungee cords around the T-Joint
and use the sheet to tie the front of the mast/booms to the bow handle. The rear was
secured by a bungee chord over the mast and hooked to the traveler deck eyes. Hull
tie down straps are kept separate from the mast assembly. You can probably come up
with a much better way to tie it down than I did.
Please don't spiral sail around mast, gooseneck can damage the material. And it's easier to roll sail up on itself, that's how we store it on the boat on the beach between sails.
Pull the sail off to the port side, find the center with the spars tucked to the starboard side of the rudder.
Hola Cody,
The BEST way is to take the sail off of the spars and lay it gently in a 75 square foot triangle shape box, cushion it with Golden Unicorn fur. And never, ever, never let harmful UV rays strike it Hard to fit that box on top of a Chevy Corvair though...
A lot of folks use the tube, the tip there is to not leave a damp sail in the tube. Some folks drill small drain and vent holes along the bottom so air can circulate on the ride home. The only tubes we found were super heavy, which might be a good thing for someone wanting to balance out the spring load rating.
Check out our Small Boat Restoration blog post Sunfish Trailer and Dolly Extravaganza, we shot photos of all the rigs that showed up in Pensacola for the Masters a few years back. These folks have been hauling Sunfish for many years, at least 20 years of Sunfish racing under all of their belts, some Masters are still sailing past age 80!
Cheers
Kent and Skipper
Today, this is how I rolled my new sail, Thanks Kent... it works very wellPlease don't spiral sail around mast, gooseneck can damage the material. And it's easier to roll sail up on itself, that's how we store it on the boat on the beach between sails.
Pull the sail off to the port side, find the center with the spars tucked to the starboard side of the rudder.View attachment 27460
Loosely roll the sail.
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Use some of the mainsheet to secure the sail. Once you're ready to hit the road, lower the mast and use the halyard and sheet to wrap up
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