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Hello fellow Winkle Briggers, I'm lucky enough to have some old magazine articles on the Winkle Brig. In the photos and description there is a purpose made GRP mast holder for transportation and to allow you to access the cabin when trailering. It looks like it sits next to the tabernacle and is strapped on. I've been thinking of making something like this to hold the spars etc. has anyone got one or have any experience with said holder?

Thanks for that John, I've come up with an internal bungee system, I'll see how it goes. If not I'll try your way. Thanks.

I simply have a piece of cord that goes from one rear cleat, over the hatch, behind both gallows posts, across the other hatch and secured around the other rear cleat. Simple quick and never lost the hatches even when towing.

Hello, does anyone have any experience with securing the hatch covers?. Mine are just held down with gravity and there is some string to stop it going over the side. I've thought about using bungee cord, but just wondered if anyone had found a more elegant solution. Thanks, David.

Do you still have your boom tent for sale?

Cheers,

Adrian.

Quote from: olyw71 on April 06, 2026, 07:26:38 AMMorning i have a Winklebrig boom tent i am happy to sell for £350, as good as new.

Regards

Oliver

Morning i have a Winklebrig boom tent i am happy to sell for £350, as good as new.

Regards

Oliver

Very sorry to hear that and very best wishes for the future, hope you manage to beat it. Thanks for all your work as administrator, when I bought my WB about 7 years ago this forum was absolutely invaluable. I'm afraid my IT skills are woefully inadequate to help. All the very best from WB 93

After some 15 years managing this site, it's time I retired - I also have cancer and the outlook doesn't look too good at present. So it's time I handed over. Anyone fancy taking over the site? It's written in PHP and is relatively straightforward.

If interested please contact me at admin@winklebrig.org

Regards to all

Rick

Has anyone had a cover made. If yes can you say what company, Thanks in advance Rod

HI John Thanks for your reply, Gives a a really good starting point, going to start this weekend. Cheers Rod