On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 14:42:30 -0700, "Lew Hodgett"
wrote:

Trying to be a cheap skate and save a few bucks on an in/out mast
charge is simply not prudent, IMHO.

It depends on the boat and it depends on the boat yard. If you have a
multi-spreader mast with rod rigging and a lot of electronics the
total cost can easily exceed $2000 for unstepping, dissassembly,
storage, re-assembly, tuning, etc.

If you store with the mast up cost and effort are zero if you leave
the halyards in, about an hours work if you run in messenger lines.