My previous post about raising the mast did not include a picture and really discussed lowering the mast. This post assumes you have a successfully lowered the mast as per my prior post and you have "locked in" your shroud turnbuckles so you don't have to fiddle adjusting them every time you raise/lower the mast. Raising the mast - step by step (you can actually do this with one person but it is easier with two): 1. Use a couple bungees or ties at the base of the mast to bundle up all the shrouds and the lines so they will not hang up during the process (I do this when lowering the mast also). 2. Bungee the jib sheets to the jib so they will not hang while raising/lowering the mast. 3. Bungee the jib itself (done before lowering the mast actually) so it will not become unfurled. 4. Attach the mast to the stern most holes (as per Hunter) of the mast step. I found it is far easier if the jib does not rest on the spreader cables or the shrouds during this step as the jib weight tries to twist the mast and it is hard to get the mast step pin inserted. I usually have the crew simply hold the jib up. 5. If you have two people, clip the mast raising/lowering line to the jib. See pic. (This line is simply a spare piece of line with an Ace Hardware cheapo clip.) String the line over the front of the tow vehicle as shown and hoist away. Insert the mast pin if you need to rest or get organized. BTW: I drilled a hole in the end of my mast pin so I can secure it with a hitch pin. 6. Lean the mast back a little (remove the mast pin) so the shrouds can be attached without having to mess with the turnbuckles. See pic of the rakish Ranger Paul tilting the mast back. Have your crew attach the shrouds. If you are by yourself, tie off the jib with the handy, dandy mast raising/lowering line to the fore mast support and attach the shrouds yourself. 7. After the shrouds are attached, raise the mast and re-insert the mast pin. 8. Slip in the mast wedge at this point if you can. 9. If your furler is not already attached to the boat, make it so. Note: I leave my furler attached to the boat at all times. This way, I only have to attach the jib to the top of the furler. I cleat the furler during travel so it doesn't bounce around as much. Even then, it bounces around. I have tried sticking rigging tape on the deck where the furler hits the deck without too much success (I don't want to eventually wear a big groove in the deck). I'm going to have to work on a solution to this...preferably cheap, attractive, and elegant of course. 10. Pre-furl the furler 3-4 turns counter clockwise. 11. Using a short piece of line with a loop tied in each end, tie a prussic knot about a foot or so up the jib with one of the loops. Look in a knot book for a Prussic knot or google it. Put your foot in the other loop, step down, and attach the jib. 12. Install the mast wedge if you were unable to get it in in step 8.