Trailering a Ranger 23

[Adriaan]

Ah yes, good point! I think you are correct on both counts. Thanks for the input.

 

[shemandr]

Whether you lower it forward or backward how are you going to control the speed of it dropping?

 

[Adriaan]

Main sheet pulley, possibly use the winch as well, or I might use an entirely separate rope pulley block and tackle that has a brake built in.
Someone just sent me these pictures of an R 23 with mast being lowered:

 

[shemandr]

Uhm. I guess the proof is in the photos. Maybe once a season. I wouldn't want to do this every time I wanted to go for a sail. I hold on my position that this isn't a trailerable (Dry Sail) sailboat.