Brian,
My boat is a 1962 Columbia 29.
Ian,
Thats what I have done on other hardware on the mast and boom.
Just getting some confirmation from the experts.
I did notice that my mast shape doesn't allow for a flush fit for the base of the mast step, it rocks a bit so I guess some sort of pad will need to be fabricated out of west system or teak for a flush and secure fit.
I made a pad to mount a main sail halyard winch on the mast out of the west system epoxy and filler and it worked pretty well. I took the aluminum base off the jib halyard winch and used it as a plug in some plaster of paris, and poured a mixture of west system and high density filler to create another base.
Unfortunately my resist wasn't very effective and I had to break and sand the plaster of paris off the new base. It turned out pretty good though, and the winch bolted on nicely.
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