Any harm???

[Russ]

Overhead power lines are most important. Second, overhead branches.

Other than that, I don't see a problem. Don't freak out your neighbors.

--Russ

[Curwen]

Thank you all for your thoughts...some were hilarious, but all are helpful.

My situation is this...

Home Owners Association allows boats parked beside the house. That side of the house is the lee side of the wind most of the time so there is some protection there.
Neighbor willing to cut limbs on trees that hang over property line so I can park boat with mast raised. He is power-boater so if the lake is smooth we wake surf...if the lake has wind, we sail.
No overhead lines or trees on the 1.2 mile drive through our neighborhood to get to the marina. Wide open spaces and a 25 mph speed limit make a nice, easy commute. The first time I launched, I used a four wheeler to pull and launch the boat. It was a little scary pulling a 26' boat with Honda quad. It looked hilarious.
Now waiting for the snow on the mountains to melt so I'm not plowing the marina channel with the dagger board on the way to the lake.

Curwen

[sailboatmike]

Just make sure the trees are cut well back all the way along the route, one never knows when one will have to pull over to the side of the road to let other traffic through, and of course Murphys Law very much applies.

A new rigged mast is around $2,000 plus damage to the boat should your mast hit anything so ensure there is that amount of saving for you or it could be a VERY expensive time saver

[Flmeadows]

I have a habbit of climbing up, pulling the valve, stcking my head out of the companionway, and in classic " uncle eddy" fashion.....yelling " sh~t's FULL"

[Catigale]

Thank you all for your thoughts...some were hilarious, but all are helpful.

My situation is this...

Home Owners Association allows boats parked beside the house. That side of the house is the lee side of the wind most of the time so there is some protection there.
Neighbor willing to cut limbs on trees that hang over property line so I can park boat with mast raised. He is power-boater so if the lake is smooth we wake surf...if the lake has wind, we sail.
No overhead lines or trees on the 1.2 mile drive through our neighborhood to get to the marina. Wide open spaces and a 25 mph speed limit make a nice, easy commute. The first time I launched, I used a four wheeler to pull and launch the boat. It was a little scary pulling a 26' boat with Honda quad. It looked hilarious.
Now waiting for the snow on the mountains to melt so I'm not plowing the marina channel with the dagger board on the way to the lake.

Curwen

That's a long way to drag a mast up

I wouldn't worry about damage to the boat but I would not roll it over motor speed.

The other danger is someone strings a wire over the road and you don't notice it. I think I might use a spotter for this distance and time.

[silverfox441]

My best is when asked man u got a serious leak in ur bilge & I tell them Man u don,t think I,m haulin all that sh_t home do U !!!
if u watch the mac promo video it show,s all kinds of mac,s "S" "D" "X" & "M" sitting in mast up storage marina,s
there have been post on here where guy,s have filled the ballast tank with water & anchored their boat,s & trl,s onto a concrete pad & survived Hurricanes & Tornadoes

I do not see any issue other than makin sure if the main & head sail r left on make sure they r well tied or bungied so as they will not undo & stress the riggin & mast '
One benefit of my furler,s is they can b locked down , so even if the sail,s became undone they cannot unfurl


J

I replaced my water ballast valve a little while ago. I filled the ballast to check for internal leaks and valve leaks. As i was emptying it in my driveway, the next door neighbor warned me that if a municipal inspector caught me dumping grey water on the ground, i would get fined!
And by the way, i store my X in my driveway with the mast up. Best anti theft devise.