Hi all,

I avoided replying to this post straight away, hopeing to give time for the hurt to fade <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />.

I too always lock my mast across, most times my boat has been left on beach rollers with mast up at different regattas. My hold down set up is to move rollers to back beam, then I fill two 20 litre drums with water (aprox. 20kgs each), either tap or what we race in <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />. Then tie the trap wires to the handles on the drums which are moulded in, the drums are placed at the side of the boat near sidestays.

Advantages, if you are going sailing there is allways stuff to put in them, light weight when travelling, doesn't matter if you are on hard ground or soft sand, if filled by tap can be used to wash down before packing up <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />.