Not sure how to mount the mast for long distance trailering

[Jason]

Greetings,

I support the mast at the stern with the steel crutch shown below.  The crutch has two pins welded to it that fit into the rudder gudgeons.  Crutch is rubber lined where the mast rests into it.  At the bow I bungee the mast to the bow pulpit, with padding between the mast and pulpit.  Additional moderate pressure bungees near the stern will hold the mast down and prevent any bouncing.  I tie down the shrouds and forestay so that they don't flop around, and I leave the shrouds fully attached at top and bottom.  Made it in good shape from Colorado to Wisconsin with this arrangement.  I put the rudder in the back of the jeep and I attached the motor to a bracket on the trailer, as shown below.  Motor is in the basement, so is not on the wooden trailer bracket in the photo.  Happy sailing!  -Jason

[ribbed_rotting_rusting]

When I bought my boat last Oct I had to arrange for it to be pulled from Atwood Lake onto the trailer and then for the mast to be dropped. The P.O. had handed over all the paperwork and gear the night before, telling me that he had not had the boat for more than a year and did not know what this stack of painted blue boards were for. The next day the marina told me they didn't know either,but did say that why don't you see what they are for and then we will drop the mast. They following are pictures of the blue boards.




There is also a crutch that fits in the mast footing held in by the swivel bolt. I am currently trying to calculate if the stern crutch holds the mast up enough to use in mast raising. If not it at least gives me some ideas. This system worked well moving the boat, And I do realize the Sheaves are out, I am cleaning them up and using graphite to re install Mike

[mandolinut]

This was very easy to make and works very well. I keep the cockpit mast support in the cabin and use it at anchor to prevent the boom from swinging. This system supports the mast and boom with no weight on the bow pulpit.
https://picasaweb.google.com/PakaandKiule/MastSupport

[wroundey]

Mandolinut - How do you keep the rear mast support from falling over - is there a strap system you use when trailering?

[mandolinut]

 Good question,  
The bottom of the crutch has a "T" to help prevent the crutch  from easily going side to side. At the base of the "T" there are four rubber bumpers (secured with stainless screws)  to keep the wood away from the fiberglass floor and to prevent the crutch from sitting in water or dampness..  
I lash the boom to the mast so they are like one unit.
I than use a piece of line attached to one of the rear  (stern) cleats and go from that cleat  to the mast with three or four wraps around the mast and then on to the other stern cleat, keeping the line tight at all times.  
The support, along with the mast, cannot go side to side at this point.

At anchor, I place the boom in the same crutch,  and use the boom down haul line to hold everything in place.