15 minutes! That's even better than I had hoped for. We currently take about an hour longer setting up, less taking down, and it sure would be nice to have that time for sailing!
A couple of questions for my checklist - should I step the mast on the trailer, or take the boat off the trailer, get it on the beach, and step it there?
What is the best way to handle the side stays - should I just loosen one side a few notches, or should I do what the Hobie film suggests, undo one sidestay entirely and have someone hang onto the trap wire, then attach the sidestay and let go of the trap wire?
What ways have people figured out for keeping the rudders on the boat safely while trailering? Mine is a Prindle 16, and I have been tying the rudders to the tiller bar - it's worked so far, but I do keep checking it three times, and still find myself keeping an eye on it while moving the car. The Isotope has a hole through the thing that holds the rudder, and you can put the rudder in position and stick a clevis pin through to hold it up. I'm thinking about finding a way to modify the Prindle rudders along those lines, but I am not sure I want to drill through the castings.
Jonathan
