Hi Sandra, Once LEPPO is rigged for sailing - mainsail on the boom - I leave it there and stow the boom and sail as a unit in the cabin if I want to go to a different area.
I have a boom cover that tends to keep things in place which makes life easy. Rick's comments about the boom being a tight fit in the cabin are echoed by me as well. You have to get the forward end of the boom as high as possible in the bow of the boat, and then the aft end will just clear the companionway and you can lift it out into the cockpit for rigging. I leave my shrouds attached to the hull, and just fasten them to the boom (while trailering) using Velcro strips around mast; halyards and shrouds to hold everything in place for road travel. Haven't had a problem with this system, and haven't lost even one Velcro strip while doing 65 MPH to windward up an Interstate. ...........this year I just changed to an all rope main halyard from the rope / wire arrangement that I had. This gives you a major advantage when raising the mast. I add about another 6 feet of line to the forward end of the halyard; tie the line to the bow pulpit, and now as I raise the mast, I can pull on the halyard, and with the mast vertical, cleat it off while I then leisurely go forward and attach the forestay. No strain - no pain! Connie M15 #400 LEPPO _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
