Thanks guys - good suggestions. It's getting near the end of the season here so I'll wait until I take the mast down to have a good look at the base assembly.

I have found my 26M mast very difficult to rotate. I have to go to the mast when I tack to help it around. Has anyone else experienced this?
The boat is rigged fairly tightly but no very tight.

Frank C, Thanks for the warning about Toyota rear suspension. Apparently my vehicle has XREAS sport suspension which might be a bit stronger but unfortunately I will not be able to check it out until spring comes to the great white North! I guess we shall see, but at least it will be better than a M...

I'm the guy who was considering using a Maxima (mid sized car as per MacGregor's sales material) to tow my :macm: . Fortunately the forum talked me out of it, so I shopped around and have ended up with a Toyota 4Runner which is a truck-based SUV that can comfortably tow 5,000#. There is no standard ...