Darryn
I thought about Locktite but figured it would wash out.

I plan to cover the pigtails with tape.

Am very lucky it didn't happen out on the wire, wind was light, my satellite phone (girlfriend bought it for me... what sweetheart <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />) allowed me to call up my buddy (motorboat) to save me paddling, what little wind there was was a quartering tailwind.

Had a hard time taking the mainsail down (in <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />). Had to do it when I drifted into shore at one point. I used the opportunity to put the mast on the deck with about 4 feet of it forward of the mast base.
Biggest difficulty was all the wires and ropes tangled up in rudders, grabbing rocks etc.. Also the endpole snuffer dragged in the water picking up a load which made paddling difficult and pulled the nose under when being towed.

Was an excellent reality check! Maybe I will cobble up a checklist...

Worst part was my two buddies now have somethin on me. Nobody sees me screamin downwind with the spi in full bloom, but one little mast I drop... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />