simple enough...cheers gestalt

Climber

Errr....The dude owns a boom yeah? Attach boom to mast, place the whole lot on the ground and twist. This 'rotates the boom into the ground' providing you the reaction force to your turning. It's a hell of a lot easier than coming up with some random knot that puts far higher point loads on your lovely carbon mast. It's what I do when i'm the only one around and it's being a bit stubborn.

Case in point there are smarter and easier ways to un-stick your mast.

if you can turn it using your hands "It ain't stuck"

When he pulls it apart and the sand falls out, How the hell do you get that much sand in the mast???

That guy has very nimble fingers.
I think he's tied that knot a few times before...