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Well done. Pleased it went well. Thanks for letting us know.

Thanks. Yes, A frame all the way, and bridles on the pivot line for side to side. We're moving to Fowey in a week so it will have to be...

Well we did it! Force 6 motoring across Poole Harbour, was really worried it would be very windy in the car park, but we were in the...

How do you stop the gin pole swaying to the side?

I used to raise and lower my Sonata mast by myself, using the spinnaker pole as a gin pole, with a fairly elaborate arrangement of ropes...

Thanks for the photos. This boat has a slot arrangement but we managed not to have any side sway.

Yikes! Also, wouldn't you take the spray hood down?

That's my long term plan. Very surprised to find that the marina, one of the large ones in Poole Harbour doesn't have facilities for...

We managed in the end with me holding the furling drum, one yard guy letting it down with the main halyard and another on the coach roof...

I should hope so! I figured that would be the case, unless the gin pole is kept central somehow. I planned to use an A frame. See my...

Hi, thanks for that. I've got quite a bit of experience on both the Jag 23 and and a 26' American Hunter, which had a purpose made gin...

It's a travel hoist. I'm sure they would do it at the yard, but charge handsomely for it. I think I'll make up an A frame, as you say...

Thank you. There is a crutch, it's just the side to side thing I'm a bit worried about. I think the shrouds will loosen as soon as it...

Thanks. This mast looks a lot lighter than my Jag 23 one, but it might be deceptive.

Unfortunately he can't be there tomorrow morning. Has to be at work. I had a convo with him and he's generally done it with a couple of...