[quote=Dogboy][quote=Edchris177]Has anyone ever tried holding both trap wires, placing feet on the front beam & hiking out,(towards the bows), as the other person lifts the mast?
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I've never done this, but I recall seeing it done once by some Tornado sailors. I guess it would work, but I could almost see that causing a problem as the mast gets towards the upright position, if the person hanging off the front is too heavy, it might actually cause the mast to slam forward.
I like the trick with the ladder (or other aft mast stand). I've done this before when solo stepping the mast on my H17 and it makes life a lot easier because you don't need to bend over nearly as far to pick the mast up - it starts out a a relatively comfortable height. It's also nice when lowering the mast because you don't need someone there to "catch" the mast as it comes down, so it's a lot safer (no matter how many times you tell people not to stand under the mast as it comes down, they always seem to want to put themselves under it).
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