I’ve read every thread about mast raising and watched every video I could find and picked through the stuff I liked and am adding my own twist. This is for my Hunter 18.5 but I’m sure most of it will be adaptable to almost any trailer sailor.
Being this is just in the works bear with me while I get parts finished off. I’m wide open to suggestions and criticism. Being able to step the mast solo is the end game with drilling as few holes in the boat as I can.
My first area of concern is attaching the baby stays to the mast, this device I invented should take care of that..... it basically slides up the mast track and secured in place with 2 - 1/4””x 20 bolts. At this point I have smaller machine screws holding it but understand they will end up with 1/4” bolts that index on the mast so it stays at the same height every time. Here’s all the pieces.
Being this is just in the works bear with me while I get parts finished off. I’m wide open to suggestions and criticism. Being able to step the mast solo is the end game with drilling as few holes in the boat as I can.
My first area of concern is attaching the baby stays to the mast, this device I invented should take care of that..... it basically slides up the mast track and secured in place with 2 - 1/4””x 20 bolts. At this point I have smaller machine screws holding it but understand they will end up with 1/4” bolts that index on the mast so it stays at the same height every time. Here’s all the pieces.