"KLC Lewis wrote:

Cost of pulling and storing the stick(s) for the winter, cost for
restepping
in the spring, hassle of extensive retuning.

You gotta be kidding.

For openers, you store the stick on the boat, not some shed.

This allows you to use stick as a ridge pole and cover the total boat
including the rigging.

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

Lew