Thanks for all the replies, ideas, and advice. I think I'll wind up back at my original plan, which was to bring her down by water in another month or two (wah!). For what it would cost to trailer, I figure I can put new wire and Stayloks on her, all the way around.

That ladder-crane is a really neat idea, thanks for posting the link! I may end up using that method in the yard down here.

I'm glad I finally got to see how the mast stays in place on deck - I'd been wondering that. How long are those tabs on the mast foot? Judging from pics and from what I saw on #248's base, I'd guess an inch or so?

I'll definitely get one of the Ballinger organizer-tabernacle-base-thingamajigs for when I restep the mast, post-deck recore.

Thanks again, everyone!