[Rhodes22-list] Boat Height

[Richard Beytagh]

I've hauled boats for Stan to the Boat show for quite a few years now and
many private deliveries and unless there is a reason not to do so, we
always haul with the mast in the crutch. The standard bridge height is
14'-16' and with our height being around 12'-13' there is never a problem.
If a semi can go under it so can we!

As Peter points out, it is more convenient to leave the mast in the crutch
when you're doing a single-handed mast drop or raise.

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Richard Beytagh
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On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 10:22 AM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
wrote:

> When I picked up my recycled boat at the GBI plant in 2016, the mast was
> on the crutch.  I’d say that’s an indication that in Stan’s view it’s
> perfectly OK to leave the mast on the crutch for trailering.
>
> As a side note, I actually find it pretty difficult to take the mast off
> the crutch.  It needs to be lifted higher than I can comfortably do.  I can
> do it by putting a step-ladder in the cockpit, but that’s a bit shaky.  I
> made a crutch like structure out of 2x4’s that I can attach to the front
> end loader of my tractor to help me get the mast on or off the crutch when
> I need to, but obviously I can only use that at home.
>
> Oh, and for my earlier posting about boat height on the trailer, that
> estimate was with the mast down on the fore and aft pulpits.
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry, CT
> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>
>
> > On Feb 16, 2018, at 9:03 AM, Richard Stott <ric at stottarchitecture.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Umm - should someone tell Alex that the boom crutch is not intended to
> be used for trailering?
> > It’s easy to drop the mast off the crutch and onto the stern rail and
> tie it down - no?
> > Ric
> > sv Dadventure
> >
> > Richard Stott
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