Thanks for the info! I'll document the replacement as soon as I locate a used base or spring for a new one!

Quarath wrote: Are you talking about the casting riveted on the bottom of the mast or the ball the mast sits on on the front beam? The casting (50416...

Thanks bacho. Thought about the chisel but like you said - too much collateral damage. But if I took two separate hulls and just kept the deck from on...