Not disagreeing with you, except that I find it tends to
wobble when part way up and I would hate to bust something. I
would recommend that anyone who is not too sure or too agile
to try it my way and that way if it doesn't go well your
helper can put slight pressure on the line and hold it while
you resteady yourself.
I tried it your way once. I am 62, 5' 7", 170# and only
slightly co-ordinated. <G> Besides I have been known to fall
down clutching my back when I twist the wrong way. <Xg> The
time I tried it a stay hung up and I almost ended up on my
head in the cockpit. OTOH, my son who is much younger and
pushing 6 ft can pick it up and walk up onto the cabin roof.
Ted
Bruce Park wrote:
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> I'm 41 and in reasonable shape. I weigh about 150 lbs. I have no mast
> raising system on my P-19 and have absolutely no trouble stepping the mast
> alone. I have a roller furling system on it as well. What do is slide the
> mast back and pin it, then make sure all the stays are clear. Then standing
> with one foot up near the aft end of the hatch and the other closer to the
> foot of the mast, I grab hold and lift. Once you get it a few feet up it
> gets pretty light. After the mast is stepped, I take hold of the fore stay
> and walk forward (pulling down to keep the mast up) and put the pin the
> chainplate. This usually takes all of about 2 or 3 minutes. I haven't had
> any trouble so far. Be sure the stays are clear though. It does get heavy
> real quick if one hangs up while you're lifting it. I hope this helps.
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> Bruce