I'm going to my first race in many years in a few weeks and and upgrading my 1984 H16 to a Comptip. I have always just bungied the mast to the rear cross beam with a pad underneath to protect the mast and track.

Do I need to revise my mounting method?

Place the comptip facing forward on the trailer and make certain it is completely in front of the mast support. You do not want to trailer your mast with any pressure on the comptip.

Don't put the tip facing forward, you'll have to take the shrouds off, just make sure that the mast is far enough back that the plastic is not touching the back beam.

I took a five foot section of 4 inch I.D. PVC and cut a slot down the entire length that was just large enough to allow the pipe to be snapped onto the mast. With just a little force the slot opens wide enough to slip onto the mast. This slotted pipe, intended to support the comptip and its joint, needed another smaller slot on the opposite side about 6 inches long to allow the pipe to slide beyond the mast tang. Now the PVC pipe relieves the stress to the comptip as it rests on the rear beam.
Greg
H14,H16

This is something a large amount of sailors neglect and is really easy to do. If you are resting your mast on the rear x-bar of your boat while traveling, make a saddle for your mast to sit in.

It takes very little skill and about $10 worth of wood and carpet. You will need a 1-foot section of 6x6. Simply carve out the profile of your mast on the top and carpet it. Then carve out the profile of your x-bar on the bottom and carpet it.

Trow on a couple eye-srews to fasten it to the boat and mast and you are set.

I made my mast saddle out of a PVC couple for the thick walled 4 inch PVC pipe.

It took me about 5 hours to carve the saddle with coping saw, files, and disk sander.
Greg
H14,H16