While the second person holds the mast, remove
the hinge pin
and
walk the mast forward until you can
place
it
in
the front mast support
on
the trailer. Store
hinge
in
down position.
Place the top of the mast
in
the rear mast support
making sure the mast does not extend beyond the
rudder castings. Trailer the Prindle
15
&
18
with curf
up to prevent damage to rear support padding
and
mast. DO NOT trailer with the Prindle
18
mast
on
its
side.
The
bouncing
will
put excess shock loads
on
the
spreader assembly.
Secure the mast and support
to
the boat
by
wrapping the tie down line
around
the mast twice
and
down through the trampoline grommets. Store
the
tiller
under
a hiking strap
or
jib lead line to keep
it
from
flapping around. Tie a 3
or
4 foot piece of line
to
the
traveler
pad
eye,
around
the tiller crossbar twice,
and
through the fairlead
and
cleat. This
will
keep the
rudder
castings from swinging. Tie the front end of
the
mast
down making sure to wrap line twice here also.
There
are several ways to store your rigging while
trailering. Here
are
two popular methods.
#1
Tie a 6 foot line to the front mast support.
Bring all
shroud
and
trapeze wires forward
to
the front
support
and
tie the line
around
them.
Lace the forestay through
the
back lace lines 2
or
3
times. Store trapeze dogbones under trampoline to
keep them from banging around. You may wish
to
tie
the wires up off the front crossbar to keep
them
from
rubbing
on
a long trip with a line over the mast.
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