Dave, how do you cut the base of the mast, can you use a file to taper the aft part? thanks

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:: We recut the base of the mast so that the angle matched
:: the mast step when the full rake was in effect. We also
:: pull our mast forward with the jib halyard when off the
:: wind. In very radical Hawaiian conditions it has never
:: been problematic.
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:: Lono #45