Last time I went sailing I forgot my 3-step step stool. Had been resting the end of the mast on it while I stepped it. Got a winch system setup, so it pulls up by forestay horn.

So without the step stool, the 27' mast rested on the aft beam, 6' from the mast ball. The 21' hanging out the back certainly flexed down at the tip. Is this bad for the mast? If not, I'd rather forget the step stool everytime.