The Hobie 16 assembly manual is available on-line at the Hobie site. There also is an ordering form there if you want to buy one.

I raise my mast alone with no problem. Remember to insert the teflon bearing (a disc of teflon that is flat when new but molds to the socket shape) before raising the mast. There will be a S/S clip at the rear of the socket for the mast. It has 2 sets of holes, one set for the H-16 and one set for the H-14 and the numbers are stamped in the metal. You put a pin in the mast through the holes in the clip to form a hinge that allows you to raise the mast. After the mast is up and the forestay is fastened, you pull the pin out so the mast can rotate through a limited angle. When you get ready to lower the mast, you put the pin back before releasing the forestay. They say everyone forgets the pin once but never more than that. It comes crashing down without the pin.

Howard