Single handed mast raising system

Realizing that I will be raising and lowering the mast by myself, I had to find an easy way to do this. I did some searching online and saw some ideas at the Trailer Sailor forum, which I have put into this handy creation.

The winch is from Harbor Freight and has a wireless key fob control which makes it easy to control while standing at the mast. I fabricated a wooden mount for it and the power wires run back to the battery.

I wish I had taken more pictures of it in action.

To raise the mast:

1. Main halyard shackle is secured to a cleat on the side of the mast
2. Mast is placed into tabernacle
3. Winch is released to place winch hook around the tabernacle area
4. Halyard is pulled tight and a bowline knot is tied and attached to the hook
5. I stand at the mast and start bringing the winch in little by little. 
6. Inspect that the turnbuckles aren't twisted and shrouds and backstay aren't kinked
7. Slowly raise the mast all the way, guiding it by had until the shroud tension takes over
8. Step forward and bolt the roller furling to its attachment point at the bow

To lower the mast:

1. Main halyard shackle is secured to a cleat on the side of the mast
2. Winch hook is released by about a foot
3. Bowline is tied in the other end of halyard and placed on winch hook. Tension should be high because this will add as a forestay.
4. Roller furling is unbolted.
5. Mast is slowly lowered by letting out the winch. Stand by the mast to make sure it doesn't fall to either side once enough tension is off the shrouds

Finishing up construction. The remote key fob is to the right of the hook roller mount

This bolts to the bow pulpit

One of the motor mounting bolts prevents this from sliding off the bow pulpit