Thanks for the question guy's..cause I was going to ask..whether or not you un-pin the mast step hinge before yousail away..I noticed.. when I bought this prindle which I'm restoring to sailing shape that the hinge seemed tweeked so I got a replacement..I'm thinking the guy I got it from never unpinned it so I guess the mast couldn't rotate??The manuaL doesn't really cover this..but am I right that once stepped..and your ready to go..make sure your unpin the mast step hinge?Glenn...
correct sir..
Glenn, We unpin as soon as the mast is up. And then connect the forestay to the bridle. That way the mast rotates that extra little bit and you get a tighter connection on the forestay. But that is if the 16 uses the same mast set stepping system as the 18.