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[quote=optikid][quote=benedict]This is a comforting thread to read. The last time I took my P-Cat out it was about an hour and a half from trailer to water, but we had pulled the mast off to work on it. Our normal time is just over an hour. Previous to this I sailed a P-16, which was LOADS faster to rig. I thought it was just me. Looks like this is par for the course.

One question I have for everyone: How far down do you strip your boat at the end of the day? We don't have mast-up storage, so I have to lower the mast. I also remove the tiller bars, rudders, dagger boards, every sheet, and as many blocks as I can. The jib blocks are more or less permanently installed on the boat. So when I start setting up, I'm looking at a bare hull. If I had mast-up storage I could see leaving the rudders on. Am I being too anal, pulling all the sheets off the boat?

Also, how differently do you do things when switching from salt water to lake sailing? I was a lot more lackadaisical about cleaning my gear when I was sailing in freshwater. But with saltwater it's just not an option. I've got to rinse and dry everything. (the-renovator, I really REALLY like how you're stowing your mainsheet and vang. So this question is aimed specifically at you. Would you use that technique if the mainsheet was soaked in salt water? If I was sailing freshwater, I'd adopt your idea right now.)

Tom[/quote]
 i sail in salt water, i give everything a quick wash and i only take the sails and my harness and life jacket off the boat[/quote]

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