OK, did more research. Here's more info on rivet material: The answer is NOT stainless steel. This will cause corrosion problems. Rather, where r...

Thanks for all the tips. Now I think the best plan is not to cut the base of the mast, but rather to drill new holes through mast and base, two on ea...

skarr1 wrote: The mast base on my nacra has about a 1.5" flange that fits up into the mast. This flange is the same shape as the inside of the mast. I...

The word I actually used to describe the running rigging rhymes with clap, and is a synonym for feces, but this site replaced it with ******. Jeeze, ...