Abstract: A pylon with a molded hollow tapered body having an inclined side wall extending upwardly from a support base and molded steps in the side wall defining alternating horizontal step surfaces and vertical step surfaces. The body optionally includes a cap with a central opening, a substantially square base tapering to a circular conical cap, two orthogonal grooves in the cap, a rectangular aperture above a horizontal step surface, and a keyhole aperture in a vertical step surface.

Abstract: The invention provides a halyard retaining device for securing a plurality of halyards to a mast track in a rearward side of an elongate mast, the device comprising: a collar having a plurality of shoulders; a clamp, on the collar, for releasably slidably mounting the collar at any selected position along the mast track; a plurality of arms each having: a base end pivotally mounted to an associated shoulder; and a distal end each having a detent, the arms being independently pivotable to an extended position wherein halyard detents are radially spaced about the mast at a lateral distance therefrom; and a lock, mounted to each of the shoulders and associated arm base ends, for releasably locking each arm in an independently selected extended position relative to the associated shoulder of the collar.