My apologies, Bernd. ?Communication is normally difficult for me and anything new is especially so. ?What I understood from our discussion is that I do not have to build a tube connecting the deck and the mast step for the mast to be inserted into, similar to the one being repaired . ?Thinking it would be a good idea to protect the plywood from friction I decided to build a mast collar out of cheap and durable cutting board plastic similar to
Please let me know what I misunderstood and stop me before I get into more trouble.
As for progress updates, thanks for the encouragement. ?I¡¯ll make an effort to find and remove identifying info from my pictures and post them shortly.
Thanks again,
Max
