Mike-

On my T I built a tilt trailer that was offset when down. The mast hinge mounted at the dolphin striker/main beam with a hinge to a smaller base that the pin slid through. This hinge base will pull through the beam with little effort. I looked into production mast raising system but found the offset would be quite awkward with a pole. I finally developed an "A" frame [pvc] that attached [cut to fit around] to the main beam inside the hulls along with two pieces of pvc pipe tied together [X] to raise the top. Basically the mast was raised to about 30 degrees with the pvc pipe. Then with the "A" frame attached to a 3:1 block tied to the mast carrier the mast raised and lowered the mast single handed. I used this for five years whenever I singlehanded or was waiting on a crew to show up. Worked fine. Also used a piece of fence pipe anchored to the trailer in a larger piece to raise and lower the boat with the 3:1 block system I used to raise the mast. No battery/winch. All of it tied to the trailer next to the sail box.

thom
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