Looks like someone needs some setup help

[beene]

Returned from sailing trip to find a nice new blue M right across from where I park my M at storage facility

From what I could tell...
- mast was mounted below pulpit pin point
- mast was sideways and starting to bow
- dowsar full enclosure added, but looped over top of the mast?
- new etec 60
- no mast side stays installed....

He could probably use some help with the set up

I also noticed the deck hatch looks sealed closed?

She sure looks like she has never seen use

[Russ]

- mast was sideways and starting to bow
- no mast side stays installed....
He could probably use some help with the set up

The bowing would be expected the way he has it turned. I add a 2x4 block at the mast to support it.
Yea, looks like he took off all the mast rigging. Weird. So much work to reattach it all.

You need to leave a note. "Need help, I have the same boat, call Beene at xxxxx"

[kmclemore]

Maybe it just arrived out of a container? Just a thought. It sure is strange.

[JohnCFI]

Perhaps someone was leaving you a new boat...... The MacGregor Fairy perhaps.......

[mastreb]

The mast is just pinned with the foot upside down. That's how I generally do mine when travelling.

I wonder if someone bought it and never got around to rigging it? I believe that's how they ship from the factory sans dealer prep if you don't add dealer rigging prep when you purchase--stays are inside the boat coiled up.

Or perhaps it's owned by a dealer?

[RobertB]

"Mast was sideways and starting to bow" - please, just show me how, without adding a post factory contraption/cradle/brace/re-deigned roller, you can rig that mast so it does not flop on its side in the transport configuration. I have been trailering for about three years with the mast on its side without issue - would rather have it sitting tall but cannot figure out how to keep in place that way (kind of like placing an egg on the table - how is it going to naturally lay? Upright on end or on its side.).

[beene]

"Mast was sideways and starting to bow" - please, just show me how, without adding a post factory contraption/cradle/brace/re-deigned roller, you can rig that mast so it does not flop on its side in the transport configuration. I have been trailering for about three years with the mast on its side without issue - would rather have it sitting tall but cannot figure out how to keep in place that way (kind of like placing an egg on the table - how is it going to naturally lay? Upright on end or on its side.).

Drill a hole in the mast foot plate

Take out the eye bolt that is used for the boomvang at the bottom of the rotating mast

Put a 1/4 inch pin through the eye bolt hole just removed and trough the mast plate hole you drilled

Done

Will hold the mast in a vertical down position that stops the wobble, no more bend, no need for bracing in the middle

G

[RobertB]

The challenge was: Can it be done as the boat is delivered. But the real issue is - Does it matter? How was it designed to sit when trailering?

[beene]

The challenge was: Can it be done as the boat is delivered. But the real issue is - Does it matter? How was it designed to sit when trailering?

Sorry, I thought you said "please, just show me how, without adding a post factory contraption/cradle/brace/re-deigned roller"

Did not think drilling 1 hole fit any of that description

Does it matter?
Its your mast, do with it what you will
I for one did not like the look of it sagging sideways year after year
Aluminum starts to take a shape after a while like that
Much stronger resistance to bending when you take the time to drill the hole
Keeps her straight and will not move, bend or bounce/flex

[mastreb]

Brilliant Beene!

[Tomfoolery]

The mast, though it doesn't rotate and won't flop over when pinned to the bow rail, also has a pair of links from the mast roller axle to a pin through the mast just above it. Keeps the mast from jumping out, I suppose (though I always tie it down, also to prevent side loading of the helm and crutch pole), and would also secure it against flopping sideways in the case of the rotating mast.

Not that anyone would drill another 3/8" hole in their mast, but I just thought I'd mention it.

[Highlander]

I picked up my boat the same way only with-out an eng. because I was not paying Dowsar to rig & clean up my boat when I was quite capable of doing it myself for free , all the running & standing rigging was in marked boxes inside the cabin , the main reason the mast is bending so much is because he has the weight of the full enclosure S/S Framing on top of it I always have mine laying under the mast

J

[fishheadbarandgrill]

White hull'ed owners would never leave their in such disarray.

Bob

[Y.B.Normal]

When trailering, I leave the spreaders attached to the mast and loop a line around the mast a few times. The line is tightened and secured to the stern cleats.
This keeps the mast from turning on its side. Use a trucker's hitch to keep it tight, but not tight enough to bend the mast.

[BOAT]

I must admit I do not like to leave the mast in a bent position even when it's not on it's side - that's why I use the "Fish Head Bar And Grill Mast Support" on 'boat' when parked for long periods in my side yard.

I remove the "Fish Head Bar And Grill Mast Support" before I leave for the harbor. If I were going to travel a great distance I would leave the (whew!) "Fish Head Bar And Grill Mast Support" in place for trailering over long bumpy roads and freeways.

(Need a shorter name for that thing!)

I too have a white hull - it is kept in spotless condition.