Heres the idea: lift the front of the mast (and rear as required) while trailering to a height that will allow us to fully raise the poptop while camping enroute to out destination.
Here's the plan: to super simplify the explanation I'm going to build a yoke on the end of a piece of lumber to receive the mast base. This board will attach to the pulpit mount somewhere midway such that the board/crutch will lean forward off the bow. The base of the mast will through bolt into the yoke at the top and the bottom will be angled back aft far enough to be strapped under the mid line cleat on the foredeck up at the bow - perhaps just by the weight of the cantilever at the other end?
The middle of the mast will be cradled in a PVC support standing up from the mast step plate. The setup will be stabilized using the baby stays for the mast raising system as shrouds which attach to the deck on either side as they would for mast raising.
Will that cleat be able to handle the forces subjected to it while trailering? Bad plan? We think it will be nice to have ready access to the raised pop top when trailering next summer.
Here's the plan: to super simplify the explanation I'm going to build a yoke on the end of a piece of lumber to receive the mast base. This board will attach to the pulpit mount somewhere midway such that the board/crutch will lean forward off the bow. The base of the mast will through bolt into the yoke at the top and the bottom will be angled back aft far enough to be strapped under the mid line cleat on the foredeck up at the bow - perhaps just by the weight of the cantilever at the other end?
The middle of the mast will be cradled in a PVC support standing up from the mast step plate. The setup will be stabilized using the baby stays for the mast raising system as shrouds which attach to the deck on either side as they would for mast raising.
Will that cleat be able to handle the forces subjected to it while trailering? Bad plan? We think it will be nice to have ready access to the raised pop top when trailering next summer.