Thanks Al. I had seen your Forestay mod page when first posted but wanted to review again - I couldn't find it because I was searching for Alx357.
Seems you could have just left the original hound on the factory bolt, to serve all three lower functions (wire halyard, storm jib halyard and mast raising). Is there some particular reason you raised that first hound?
Appears you added a plastic masthead cover for mounting an anchor light?
Genoa only sailing single handed
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ALX357
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Frank, you're right, the lowest hound could have been left in the original place. ....
I think the reason for its present position, is an intermediate position I actually used for the furler when I first raised it higher than stock. 'Had to raise it again, to where it is now, and just used the first raised holes for the new lowest blocks.
Maybe I'll put the lowest position back in the original holes, but it works fine where it is now, too.
The mast cap is made up of a white star-board marine lumber inner piece which just fits into the mast extrusion, and flush with the top of the mast, and a piece of clear acrylic cut as a larger plate screwed on top of the inner piece. 'Made it larger to have some more mounting area for whatever.
The outer edge is radius-beveled smooth and then sanded frosty, to reflect light out and be visible as a ring of light, fiber-optic like, from anywhere on deck or inside the cabin, so to verify when the anchor light is on, in addition to being able to see the light directly thru the clear acrylic from some angles. I thought that a solid color would obscure the light from the being visible from deck.
that line attached to the backstay fitting, is no longer there, was a topping lift attach I tried temporarily.
Also you can see the second block I ganged on top of the original halyard block, to be used for a running topping lift. It was rigged to be adjustable from the mast base, run back to cockpit, for when the Bimini was up and no access to the boom end. Not really necessary, but makes it easier to adjust the boom height without having to lift the boom and use two hands, one for the boom and one for the line.
I think the reason for its present position, is an intermediate position I actually used for the furler when I first raised it higher than stock. 'Had to raise it again, to where it is now, and just used the first raised holes for the new lowest blocks.
Maybe I'll put the lowest position back in the original holes, but it works fine where it is now, too.
The mast cap is made up of a white star-board marine lumber inner piece which just fits into the mast extrusion, and flush with the top of the mast, and a piece of clear acrylic cut as a larger plate screwed on top of the inner piece. 'Made it larger to have some more mounting area for whatever.
The outer edge is radius-beveled smooth and then sanded frosty, to reflect light out and be visible as a ring of light, fiber-optic like, from anywhere on deck or inside the cabin, so to verify when the anchor light is on, in addition to being able to see the light directly thru the clear acrylic from some angles. I thought that a solid color would obscure the light from the being visible from deck.
that line attached to the backstay fitting, is no longer there, was a topping lift attach I tried temporarily.
Also you can see the second block I ganged on top of the original halyard block, to be used for a running topping lift. It was rigged to be adjustable from the mast base, run back to cockpit, for when the Bimini was up and no access to the boom end. Not really necessary, but makes it easier to adjust the boom height without having to lift the boom and use two hands, one for the boom and one for the line.
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Frank C
Aha!ALX357 wrote: The mast cap is made up of a white star-board marine lumber inner piece which just fits into the mast extrusion, and flush with the top of the mast, and a piece of clear acrylic cut as a larger plate screwed on top of the inner piece. 'Made it larger to have some more mounting area for whatever.
The outer edge is radius-beveled smooth and then sanded frosty, to reflect light out and be visible as a ring of light, fiber-optic like, from anywhere on deck or inside the cabin, so to verify when the anchor light is on, in addition to being able to see the light directly thru the clear acrylic from some angles.
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Frank.....we did something similar on our masthead, posted May 10 '05 under electrical....haven't done any starboard yet....still on WalMart cutting boards! 
Jack
Jack