We'll try again, but please don't answer unless you've actually done it or seen it done:

A lot of us sail alone in our area, so three years ago I tried to purchase a righting pole for my Hobie 18 magnum. I did not want to mount the universal windsurfing mast mounting bracket through the tramp, so I made my own rig out of an old windsurfer mast and some lines. It works really well, and I can get the boat up by myself with my 170 lbs.

Now, a close friend wants to do the same thing on his H-18SX and buys the kit because we wasted months trying to find a used windsurfing mast; even tried to write manufacturers. We have to come up with some kind of mount...Any successes? He's trying to build a new mount for the dolphin striker extension in his machine shop.

Wyatt