CS 17 mast step helper

[Captain Tim]

Don I found the second video but all it shows is how to take the aid apart. Did not see anywhere you actually rising the mast.

Would also like to see how it helps lowering the mast.

Thanks

[Don Silsbe]

@Captain Tim— I don’t use it for removing the mast.  For me, the difficult part is lining up the mast with the hole.  Here are some YouTube versions of both videos.

 

[Paul356]

I gotta say, for me, pulling the mast is harder than stepping it.  I built a little fiberglas lip around the front of the mast hole.  I put the heel of the mast against that and it lets me raise the mast up pretty easily.  But pulling it out of the hole and balancing it back down is another matter.