Okay, have the mast hinge installed. But in unstepping it, as I lowered the mast, the lower portion, now just sitting on the bronze mast jack, lifted right up off the centering pin (on the mast jack) as the upper portion came down.
Looking at it, it seems that the lower part only wants an eye strap on the starboard side down near the mast jack - that way I can simpy run a strap through that eye, around the mast, and tighten it underneath the mast jack bolt sticking out the port side of the mast jack. That will keep it from rising as I lower the mast.
What else have people done to keep the lower part down, now that it's separated from the upper part and simple freely sitting on the mast jack?
Carlos