Thanks JRG. I picked up some SS rivets at lunch and I'll add a little epoxy while I'm at it. I'm going to drill out the rivets on my mast tang and replace them with sleeves to seal the rivets. It looks like the mast base had aluminum rivets that broke. SS rivets are much stronger and will do the trick. Fortunately it didn't tear the holes on the bottom of the mast.

Thanks for the idea of pulling back on the mast so it doesn't swing up and jam.

Scott Laughlin
Omaha, Nebraska