"Make sure that you tie your mast down, and do it well."

Here's one......pulling into our local sailing shop to let the guru look at something, it's a sharp turn into the parking lot from the street if you don't go in the back entrance. Going very slow I pulled into the lot making a sharp right....going real slow because there is a substantial curb/gutter at the driveway/street connection....felt like I was pulling real hard to get the trailer through that gutter then WHAM!!!! down comes the mast off the front support.....that's when I realized I wasn't stuck in the gutter, the mast base was against the building! Bent the tar out of the mast support, broke the "U" thing that sits at the top of the support. Incredibly, no damage to the mast (Thanks Supercat>>>>maybe the guy who broke the Marstrom mast should get one....if he wants a mast that outweighs his boat!) or to the building OR to my Jeep (soft top).

Next.....getting ready to go to Tradewinds last winter, I made sure to get a spare tire/wheel cause mine were a little dry rotted. I pulled the wheels and checked the bearings (used my garage tools to remove the lugs) drove on down to Key Largo. Got up Sat. morning psyched to race, walked out and found one of the tires on the trailer flat....no problem says I, I got me a spare....got out the tire bar from the Jeep....uh-oh....doesn't fit @#$@!*!!! Now I'm scrambling....ever try to find auto parts in the keys before 8:30....nothing moves down there before then (thanks to Mary for letting me use some of their tools!!!!) Finally got the wheel changed and even had time for a bite before heading out. Fortunately a guy across the street from Rick & Mary's (someone's trailer shop) sold me a new tire and mounted it on my rim Sat. afternoon so I would have a spare for the ride home Sunday!!!!!