How do you secure your mast to the bow pulpit while towing? The reason I ask is that I used a bungee cord and snapped off the mounting plate for my running lights. After I JB weld it back on, I want to find a better way to secure the mast.
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stirrup on the winch post of the trailer
I have no bow pulpit so I put a stirrup on a post in front of the trailer winch. I put a bolt and nut through the holes in the stirrup to hold everything down at highway speeds.
I have no bow pulpit so I put a stirrup on a post in front of the trailer winch. I put a bolt and nut through the holes in the stirrup to hold everything down at highway speeds.
I use the halyards
I use the extra line from the cleated halyards and lash the mast to the bow pulpit. I then run a bungee around the lashing.
I use the extra line from the cleated halyards and lash the mast to the bow pulpit. I then run a bungee around the lashing.
Use a 2 by 8 as Shown
I used a 2 X 8 with 2 x 4 on top and 1' stock below. All glued and screwed. I tie it with a line down to the pulpit.
I used a 2 X 8 with 2 x 4 on top and 1' stock below. All glued and screwed. I tie it with a line down to the pulpit.
I use a piece of 2 x 4
Catalina Direct shows a picture of a plastic piece that is manufactured to fit onto the curved top of a bow pulpit, with grooves, and a recess to lay the mast into. I took a piece of 2x4, laid it on the bow pulpit, drew lines where the wood made contact with the bow pulpit, and cut it to be just a wee bit longer. I cut another piece of 2x4 to screw onto the bottom, that would fit inside of the bow pulpit. I then cut two short pieces on an angle to make a cradle for the mast, and screwed them onto the top side. I drilled several 1/2" holes to allow me to securly pass a short line thru and tie the boards to the pulpit, and the mast to the boards. It gets stored in the garage after I've raised the mast.
Catalina Direct shows a picture of a plastic piece that is manufactured to fit onto the curved top of a bow pulpit, with grooves, and a recess to lay the mast into. I took a piece of 2x4, laid it on the bow pulpit, drew lines where the wood made contact with the bow pulpit, and cut it to be just a wee bit longer. I cut another piece of 2x4 to screw onto the bottom, that would fit inside of the bow pulpit. I then cut two short pieces on an angle to make a cradle for the mast, and screwed them onto the top side. I drilled several 1/2" holes to allow me to securly pass a short line thru and tie the boards to the pulpit, and the mast to the boards. It gets stored in the garage after I've raised the mast.
Floating throw cushion
The vinyl covered floating throw cushions work well. Under mast, over pulpit. Tie down with one of your docking lines.
The vinyl covered floating throw cushions work well. Under mast, over pulpit. Tie down with one of your docking lines.
I use a dock line
And tie off on the bow cleats. I would NEVER bungie cords to tie down anything I wanted to keep. Tom s/v Gaia
And tie off on the bow cleats. I would NEVER bungie cords to tie down anything I wanted to keep. Tom s/v Gaia
great advice!
Thanks everyone! I think I've got some old carpet samples that would make perfect padding, and tying to the cleats will prevent me from having to remount the lights every time I hit a bump.
Thanks everyone! I think I've got some old carpet samples that would make perfect padding, and tying to the cleats will prevent me from having to remount the lights every time I hit a bump.
You don't mention the boat model. Not sure I understand the problem. If the mast fits into the pulpit it is pretty heavy and should not move around much. I bungie the mast to the pulpit with a couple of bungies as shown here. The pulpit is affixed to the boat and seemes pretty strong to me.
Hunter 22
Mine's a Hunter 22. The bow pulpit is dipped like yours, but I wanted to be sure it wouldn't go anywhere while I'm trailering. The main problem I had is that the mounting bracket for my bow light snapped off. I'll get a picture of it in a couple of days when it stops raining.
Mine's a Hunter 22. The bow pulpit is dipped like yours, but I wanted to be sure it wouldn't go anywhere while I'm trailering. The main problem I had is that the mounting bracket for my bow light snapped off. I'll get a picture of it in a couple of days when it stops raining.
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