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More pictures of the tower and the mast can be seen here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/thugdrummer ... 4999746930
I made the legs 24' long to be certain I was lifting from above the balance point. (Actually I cut a foot off the forward legs to account for the raise in the forward deck.) I bolted a short 4x4 across the top, and tied a fiddle block from my boom vang to it. I attached the other vang block to the side of the tower for a turning block. I had a good long length of 1" braided rope for lifting which I ran through the blocks and back to a primary winch.
There were a lot of creaking noises as we started cranking, and I was prepared to dive overboard in case it collapsed, but it held. And so did the mast. I ended up having to unbolt the step from the cabin top and then stomping around it before it popped loose and shot a foot above he deck.
Once it was free everything worked smoothly. The mast weighs probably 200-300 pounds. I tied the boat stern to the dock and three of us carried it off and into the yard.
Now the fun begins. [/img]