Good suggestions.

If someone could transport it from Bismarck to something closer to Utah, in the near future, I still have to find a place for the mast to be stored until the transport day.

The folks transporting it from Florida to Bismarck are just passing through while transporting a Stiletto 30 to a Canadian buyer.

At present, their plan is to pass through Bismarck, sometime between August 6, 7, or 8.

That date will be nailed down tighter as they finish up the refurbishing work on the Stiletto 30, which is still in progress.

As you suggested, I'm also concerned about the flexing, etc.

I'm half thinking about using the longer part of my broken mast to "extend" the trailer's tongue, rather than the new mast.

To that tongue extension, I'd add a couple of bunks near either end and something somewhere in the middle, for supports.

Those should help stabilize the rig and protect the new mast from flexing so much.

The other option that is available is to use the Stiletto's empty trailer to transport the mast, in its own mast cradle, designed for that purpose.

However, that mean's I'd have to run a larger vehicle as the tow vehicle, rather than the Toyota Matrix or Corolla.

I'd guess the mast's weight is under 150-200 lbs. and that's well within the towing capability of the smaller and more economical tow vehicle.