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Thanks again for the advice. Was mostly hoping for some pictures of an undamaged mast. I've reached out to some rigger near me and hope to hear back from them soon.

Thanks for the support Jim. Would you suggest a more advantageous place to post this topic? I’m really hoping this mast is traditionally slotted at the bottom and the extent of damage is far less than it appears.

The short of it is I recently purchased a 1978 Cape Dory 25 and during the previous owners last final haul out some damage occurred at the base of the mast. The aluminum is pretty chewed up and there is a minor tear on one side but my first order of business is to determine if this mast was already ...