I made a gin pole, about 5' 7" long which had a ss fork which straddles the mast at the tabernacle and forks over the thru bolt which holds the mast in the tabernacle. Then I have two guy lines leading from the top of the gynpole to the chain plates port and starboard on the cabin which hold the gin pole straight while I hook the fore stay shackle to the hook at the end of my trailer winch cable. then it is just a matter of cranking the mast up or down. No strain, easy to set up and take down. This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Sun, Feb 14, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Jazzy <jazzydaze@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello all,, It's been too quiet. So I thought I'd stir the pot. Let's hear how you raise your mast. Currently I have a single block I attach to the bow, I run a line from furler through the block then back to me via the winch. I heave ho, and take up the slack and cleat it off while I attach the furler. A bit precarious, but works ok. I'm considering a double block for some purchase.
Jazz