I tie a line just as a safety measure. The step ball came off on me once, and I dropped the mast. Not very high thankfully.
Now I know of two boats that the ball came off during stepping, yours, and the Kreugers' Tiger. Never seen that happen with a 20. Wonder if someone used a H20 ball and your boat? That's what Dan and I suspected on his Tiger. And why would this happen on a boat so (relatively) new? Anyone else have the ball pop off on their Tiger?