Is there any evidence of damage to the front of the pulpit? It may be that
the cracks were caused by a collision. The force involved in raising the
mast strike me as kind of small to cause that damage. After all, the forces
of the headstay are spread over a smaller area and don't result in that
kind of cracking.
Dave Kautz
P-15 #1632 "Tilly Lucy"
Palo Alto, CA