[quote=boatbore]Mast stepping system also known as a gin pole. I think the reason there aren't any commercially available systems is that there are too many variables in boats to have a universal fit and it's simple to make your own. Search gin pole mast stepping on YouTube and watch as many as it takes to gain a understanding of how simple it is to make your own system that works for your situation.
I use my trap lines hooked outboard to the forward aka so it's in line with the mast base to hold the mast in column while raising and the trailer winch connected to the main halyard to hoist. The gin pole can be as simple as a 5ft 2x4 lashed to the base of the mast. I use a section of someone else's broken mast. Connect lines from the top of the gin pole to the aka to hold the pole in column also. It takes me 20 minutes from when I get to the parking lot to putting my boat in the water ready to hoist sail using my homemade system. Everybody's situation is a little different and it takes a bit of fussing around to dial it in, but once you get it single handed set up is a breeze.
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