Hi swatter,

Glad to hear that you are making some progress with the mast raising. Using your trailer and mast stand is a good idea.

I have found it quite easy putting the mast up by myself from the back the way I described earlier.

I know that some people (Tim, Gary etc) say that it is easy to put the mast up from the front without a hinge, but that hasn't been our experience.

We have had difficulties putting up the mast from the front on our new boat 1727 which doesn't have a hinge. I am at the moment making a hinge for 1727 which will be on the front of the mast. I will post some pics when it is finished.

Regards,
Greg.