I'll soon have the mast out of my 1980 30-1 (for relocating her by truck) and want to forestall future mast step issues by redoing/strengthening it now. The mast was last out 8 years ago. I've never pulled the oak mast step base plate, so don't know what to anticipate underneath. Advice welcome, pictures very welcome.
I'm imagining figuring out the necessary drainage and keel bolt access, then using epoxy-saturated oak board or McMaster Carr fiberglass sheets to built a new support step, and maybe filling in what I hear is a large empty area with micro-balloon slurry? She's an all-freshwater boat which sits in a cradle 7 months a year, which may be why its lasted this long with no signs of trouble yet. Nate Flesness "Sarah Jean" 1980 30-1 Siskiwit Bay Marina Lake Superior
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