12-March-2016, Removed the winter tarp and climbed the mast for the first time.

We removed the winter tarp and frame. Reinstalled the lifelines and climbed the mast. It was the first time I had been to the top of the mast. I saw a device on YouTube (https://youtu.be/ycQm_ApCrUI) that looks like it would make climbing the mast a fairly easy process. I fabricated one from parts in my junk pile, but unfortunately the cam cleat I used did not work properly and I was not able to use it when climbing the mast.