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Ranger Paul
I was unhappy with the lack of a secure way to tie down the mast to the mast supports when trailering. Duh! I finally installed some cleats! The attached link shows a composite picture. The top pic is the fore mast support w/mast. Note the cleat. Note the red bungees which I love. On the right side of the picture you can barely see the eye strap I put on the mast to attach the spin/main halyards and the topping lift so they don't accidentally escape up the mast when they are not in use. Note the black bicycle handlebar handles on the shrouds. No one can accuse me of not thinking of crew comfort when I bark "get your weight out" when racing. No more of that nasty, harsh feeling of hanging onto a brutal metal shroud...now the crew has a nice soft handle. The cam cleat is for the ATN Spinnaker sleeve "raising/lowering" line.The lower left panel simply shows the installed cleat on the aft mast support for tying the mast down.The lower right panel shows the simple harness I made for hanging the boom under the mast.