B,
Maybe you shouldn't have let go of that Solo~Right when you got rid of the other boat.
You're right, in fact, I shouldn't have sold the boat. It took me a long time to find one that was as nice as the one I sold for the same money!
The mast head float will keep you from going turtle. And it will keep you from taking on water in the mast if there are holes in the mast that would otherwise drop into the water when the float is not there.
But keep in mind, that the mast head float does add weight 28' from the cross bar; that is a lot of leverage.
GARY
I didn't think about that. But it does keep the mast on top of the water, where my old boat's mast would sink a couple of feet (never turtle though), so I figure the the float saves me that much travelling distance.
I really think with some sort of strap at the rear of the boat (kinda like the Solo~Rights support straps), I could get it to work. I could hang all the way out at the end like a monkey and not worry about the pole moving all over. Heck, I might even be able to walk on it like the Solo~Right. Be a bigger fall if slip though!
