I feel your pain brother. Spent the past year going completely through my '80 Prindle 18. New tramp, sail repairs, rudder adjustments and realignment, thorough oxidation and waxing of hulls - the boat was restored and beautiful. She got tumbled on land in a storm a couple weeks ago - 75 mph winds. Really, more than tumbled, picked up and thrown 50 yards. Mast broken in half, top of mast went through port hull, both cross bars twisterd - ouch! amazingly, new tramp came through without a scratch.



Anyway, mast with diamond wires and halyard are going into ground right where she died as flagpole memorial. Will use halyard to raise Old Glory and will swivel the mast to catch ring. May even leave the downhaul on to keep flag at attention.



New-used boat is coming this afternoon. Have heard comments on this forum about securing boats on beach by burying cinder block tied with rope. Any suggestions for securing boat at waters edge on lawn - too rocky to dig. Right now just planning on banging some steel posts in and connecting tie downs. Any better ideas?