I recently straightened my son's Hobie 14 mast after reading your post. I looked around my yard for a method of securring the end's of the mast. I found that I could place it on the ground, with one end at the base of a steel basketball post and the other end next to the foundation of my house. Both ends of the mast extended past those anchor points by aprox. 8". I built a small "U" shaped craddle out of a 2x6. The length of the craddle was aprox. 8" long. The purpose of the craddle was to disperse the pulling force so that I did not kink the mast. I attached a 1.5 ton "Come along" hoist to the hitch of my truck, using that as another anchor point. I placed a chain around the craddle, attached the hoist, and began to slowly ratchet the hoist so that I was pulling the mast in the opposite direction of the bend in the mast. I started out slowly, releasing the hoist and checking to see if the bend was out. After the 5th atempt and increasing force, I applied heat with a torch at both sides of the craddle. I did this while it was under tension. We allowed the mast to cool then released. It appears to have worked and I am very happy with the results. It was amazing how much I had to bend it to straighten it. I would caution anybody who tries this not to over pull and risk further damage to the mast or personal injury. Also our mast did not have a comp tip. You also need to make sure that the anchor points are secure and will not move. Attached is a photo of the craddle. I should have taken a photo while hooked-up to the mast.