Just an aside on a different approach that uses less line and has less tangle. Essentially a single block at the top and a block down by the deck held in place by a bit of bungee cord. Hoist to your harness and fall down, through that lower block, and up between your legs to your harness just not slack. Put two ascenders on the fall with suitable leg loops. And up you go. Some people like both legs on one ascender and the other to hold while you raise it, allowing the strength of both legs in the pull up. I like them one per leg and I make them a bit longer than most folk so that my body is fairly straight going up, not bending my knees much. Whatever is comfortable. As you go up, the slack is taken up below you. You still want a safety around the mast that will bind and stop you if something breaks and to keep you near the mast if conditions are boisterous.
I find that the push down with my legs, which also unloads my weight on the hoist, makes the effort actually easier than climbing a ladder.
G'luck
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