I promised somebody -- I believe it was Steve from points unknown -- that I would report back after trying Peter Suah's mast-stepping rig. Of course we all knew it would work if Peter recommended it, but I'm here to say it was extremely easy to build and easy to use, even for one who is mechanically challenged. *5 If you're searching for a mast-stepping system, your search should be over. I purchased the recommended 70 feet of mainsheet -- it was plenty -- and will just put my old, shorter mainsheet back in the blocks for a sail today. I'm still amazed how easily the mast goes up with a 4:1 purchase, and I still believe my Francespar mast is heavier than those more commonly associated with the h23. One problem we had was the backstay triangle splitter, one side got twisted around creating too much tension once the mast was up. Had a devil of a time releasing a backstay and getting that straightened out. Attached the cam cleat end of the mainsheet tackle to the crossbar in the anchor locker, leaving room to attach the forestay. And the a-frame didn't get in the way as I feared it might. With the cleat that low and you standing up on the cabin, that sheet stays cleated throughout. One problem still to solve is the spreader situation. When the mast base is bolted in, the spreaders were located right on the stern rail before I built a crutch, and now locate right on the roller now that I've built a crutch, which was copied after another fine Suah example. My version is 1-inch, 14-guage steel square tubing, 6 feet of it, with 3/4-inch steel square tubing telescoped inside, for extending the mast prior to stepping; I bolted on a couple of those female strap hinges that support chain-link fencing gates to slip over the rudder pintles. Mast-raising was a breeze on an otherwise maddening day. Every little thing that could go wrong did go wrong, starting with the truck strap. Someone on these forums said to put a twist in it to keep it from slapping the hull and leaving marks. I cranked it tight and it still popped loose three times in the first 15 miles. I took that twist out and it stayed firm. The first time, with a blue strap that marked up the hull pretty good on a recent two-hour drive, we lost the strap completely, don't know when it came off. Bought a yellow strap with a foamy feel at Ace -- $34 -- and it made no marks on a one-hour drive. A screw that fit a wind vane base left by a previous owner didn't fit when we got to the lake, so we epoxied it in; a shroud slipped out of its toggle jaw and dangled alongside the boat, forcing a stop along the busiest stretch of rush-hour highway in Oklahoma City; after one-mile motor from boat ramp to marina, gas tank ran dry right at the channel entrance, in the dark on a cloudy night while looking for the unlighted markers; and so it went. I'm sure this kind of stuff never happens to any other first-year sailors. Thanks for listening. Mac S.V. Boodle