HERE, HERE, OLD MAN!..... Rebuilding these babies aint for the weak hearted. Just blew out the boom on old M23 #017, which had been seriously bent by the previous owner. Had it 98% strait very easily. However, never being happy with pretty damn good, I went for that last 2%. Which took about 5000% more force and BOOM....Get it "boom?"... I knew it was stupid, my wife certainly won't let me forget it was stupid and God knows my rebuilding budget won't let me for get it. But, oh well, if Sean can keep swinging so can I...by golly! Anyway anybody out there know of a suitable 112" extrusion that I can get, so as to reuse the hardware? If I have to I can probably/hopefully get it through rig-rite on the East coast. Any one know of a mast "superstore" on the West coast? Also to those I e-mailed trying to find out if my mast was original, the dilemma is over thanks to Sean and his kindness in sending pictures to me. It is original. Oh and old #017 is finally being worked on again by the very nice but overbooked boatworks. I'll talk to ya all later. Tx Rick