Thanks, Chuck and Alan. I had not planned on fully dropping the keel this year. The boat is currently in Jamestown RI. I will be sailing her up to Beverly, MA after she is launched. The mast is currently up,and I have been quoted 500 each way to unstep and step. I was hoping to hold off until next year to unstep. This year, I was planning on just grinding out the joint (which I have already done) tightening the bolts with new plates/washers, and fairing the joint with GFlex and fairing filler (303?). There is currently 4200 or something similar in the keel hull joint. I am planning to drop the mast next fall, and then fully assessing/addressing the mast step. My surveyor thought the mast step was in good condition, although the mast was up when surveyed. The boat, based on what I could tell by the C&C plate in the back of the cockpit, was built in Niagara on the Lake. From what I have read elsewhere, the mast steps from that facility were more solidly than those built in RI. Should I also glass the joint and then re-grind in the fall? Other comments? Safety issues? Does anyone have the washer sizes? Thanks. Best, David Swensen Freya 1985 35 MK III
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