Des:
Sorry to hear about your "holey" mast, I feel your pain. Be forewarned, unless you find someone within driving distance who has a mast to spare, the shipping will cost you as much if not more than the mast. Two suggestions for you:
-Only you and wife know what your budget is, but... Rudy at D&R sells the Daysailer mast for just shy of $600 (naked, no hardware, you'd have to strip the spreaders, etc off you old mast). Assonet, MA is 2-3 hours drive from you. Trailer your boat down there along with a load of tools and swap masts/hardware onsite, with Rudy technical knowledge close at hand.
-Find a salvage boat on Craigslist. For instance, the Finger Lakes Craigslist is showing a salvage DS2 for $300 as of 6/8/19:
https://fingerlakes.craigslist.org/boa/ ... 01134.htmlBuy this one, drive 7ish hours to pick it up, tow it home and you've got a new mast and whatever other parts are useful to you. Take the hull to the nearest junkyard (sorry! some projects are beyond repair) and sell the trailer. Hint - this guy has been trying to sell that broken DS for over a month, this is a relisting... so negotiate!
How do I find this stuff?
http://www.searchallcraigslist.org and then search for "O'Day Daysailer". There's plenty of folks who can't type, so also try "DaysailOr", "Daysailer 17" "Daysailer 16" etc. Every few months, there is a salvage DS, so good luck!
Best regards and Fair Winds,
Tom