A few years back, we determined that the boat I had found at a thrift store was a Daysailer 1, although a refurbishment or three has turned it into some sort of hybrid.
Assuming it is exactly that: what is supposed to be at the bottom of the mast? There is a slot in the floor, and in the bottom of my mast is a piece of wood that has been whittled so that it will fit in the slot. But it is on its last legs, so I ordered the Mast Step Casting from DR Marine. It arrived today, and while it looks like the mast will sit on it... then what? The bottom is flat, so there's nothing that will fit in a slot. There are also no holes, so it can't be screwed to anything, and in my boat there is nothing to screw it to anyway.
Pictures are coming, but I'm hoping someone can answer the question (or at least figure out what I'm trying to say!) before I'm able to post the pics.
Thanks!
(PS: on another forum someone said "If you have wood floors and coamings, with an open cuddy cabin, it is probably a Day Sailer 1. The Day Sailer II has a double hull with fiberglass floor in the cockpit and hatch opening for the cuddy cabin." My boat has fiberglass floors, NO coamings, and an open cuddy cabin.)