Mast vom Segelboot
"Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like to tell you about what is probably a rather unusual transport: Using the Hmax and the H2O base unit, I was able to transport the 7.70-meter-long mast of my sailboat by bicycle. The weight wasn’t the problem—it was the length, which would be too much for any car to handle, except for trucks weighing several metric tons. To do this, I had to build a turntable out of a front fork and a wooden frame custom-made to fit standard steering head components, and mount it on the Hmax to ensure it could navigate curves. Fortunately, there are plenty of mounting holes for this on the Hmax’s frame. The H2O was fitted with two brackets made of plywood to position it at a right angle to the “long piece of wood.” It was secured to the H2O using screw clamps and a lashing strap. An axle was screwed into the front fork, supporting a wooden platform on which the “long piece of wood” was lashed down with a lashing strap. This also allowed for height compensation between the trailer and the trailing vehicle—for example, when driving over a lowered curb. Torsion did not need to be compensated for because the “long piece of wood” appeared to be sufficiently elastic, and a slight twist in the wooden platform would not cause any damage. Nothing could twist on the trailing trailer because the mast has a square cross-section at that end. Interestingly, an encounter with the police during one of my two such transports did not prompt them to question the legality of the transport. After the transport, the trailing trailer was secured to the trailer using screw clamps, making the return trip from the boat to home quite straightforward.
Sincerely,
"Andreas"
