At the crane • Lift up the mast and lower it carefully through the deck ring. To avoid damage to the mast, cloth or thick paper can be used as protection. One person must be below deck to handle the foot of the mast. Another person should be on deck and a third at the crane. The person on deck feeds the mast through the deck ring and will relay instruc-tions from the person below decks to the crane driver. • Lower the mast onto the T-base. Ensure the heel is securely located fore-and-aft and in-line. • Attach the shrouds, forestay and backstay. Tighten them by hand until the mast is held fairly steady in the deck ring. • Take off the lifting strop and leave the crane. • Insert the aft rubber mast wedges and lubricate the forward fixing wedge with soapy water. Tighten the nut of the forward fixing wedge in the deck ring, so that the mast is held securely. • Unless a permanent Tie-rod arrangement is installed as a structural part of the boat, attach Seldén Tie-rod fittings, one at each side of the mast. Connect their lower parts to the mast and the bolts through the deck ring. • Tune the standing rigging in the same way as for the equivalent deck-stepped rig. • Tighten the Tie-rods just enough to prevent them from rattling.• Fit the mast coat to the deck ring.

Contoured rubber chockings for perfect fit. Remove the wedge. Step the mast and replace the wedge. Continued... Tie-rods prevent the running rigging from lifting the deck. Secure the mast by tightening the nut on the wedge.

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