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Old 04-04-2009
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Now that's a great idea!

I love the sacrificial halyard idea...me thinks I am replacing because i have NOT done that over the years - all other lines are in the protected garage.

Another thought about rocking in the cradle or on jack stands - I figured the rigidity of dirt versus h2o would cause undue stresses in odd places - mast twist energies affecting the hull rather than transmitting into the water - i'm not a physicist but I play one on TV

The engineer i spoke with said, "Nah". Worse reality is the boat falls over; you could also get crazing in the gelcoat if the turnbuckles are too tight (not happened to me). But again, probably a smaller boat issue.

He also said nirvana is keeping the boat in the water; thought I should just move.
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