Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
Ok, I looked the situation over and here's what I've come up with for
raising the mast. A combination gin pole/A frame.

1 - Construct a gin pole, say collapsible, 15 feet high to attach to
the stern.

2 - Use the trailer post as an anchor for the A-frame winch.

http://www.swsports.org/images/LadyLiz/trailerpost.jpg

3 - The remaining problem is remaining - where to secure the A-frame
to the boat for raising the mast.

http://www.swsports.org/images/LadyLiz/bow.jpg

Any ideas?

And, as long as I have you here, what the hell is this curly thingie
whatchacallit on the boom? This is there is attaches to the mast.

http://www.swsports.org/images/LadyLiz/curlythingie.jpg

Any idea what this block at the top of the mast is for?

http://www.swsports.org/images/LadyLiz/block.jpg

My mast head has two shackles...
The larger is attached to the main halyard, and the smaller one attached
to a block that the topping lift is fed through.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/whited/Hpim0114.jpg