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Hello,
Either the shipwright or the Garhauer option would be better than leaving things as they are; your boat will notice the difference. While taking the load to the house top via the throughbolts would not be quite as good as direct contact, bushings around the bolts, to distribute the shear load to more wood fibers, would fix that. Bushings would simultaneously prevent the wood from being crushed by the nuts and bolt heads.
The shipwright's version would be the cleanest, and allow the most options for mast shape and rake. Either option is compatible with Spartite.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss
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