RS LDC 2000 Rigging Manual page 11

You will need two people to step the mast as one will need to hold the mast
upright while the other connects the Shrouds and Forestay.
Stepping the Mast
1. Secure the forestay to the boat by passing the white line through the
small eye on the port bow. Bring the line back up to the eye in the wire
pass it through the eye and secure with a couple of half hitches around
the rope cascade.
2. Ensure that the mast step is free from any blocks or rope that will
prevent the foot engaging with the step.
3. Remove the pins from the shroud verniers and put in a safe place close
to hand.
4. The stronger of the two people should lift the mast vertically (watching
out for overhead obstructions). And stand alongside the boat next to
the mast step.
5. Hold the mast in its
vertical position and lift it
over the gunwale and
correctly position the
mast foot in the mast
step.
in step 3. Use the 3
rd
hole down on the back of the vernier.
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6. The second
person should
now fix the
shrouds to the
verniers using
the pins and
split rings that
were removed