My problem is that I had to bring the mast down for the fist time since I bought the boat (Mast up storage is awesome <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> to perform some repairs on the trampoline and I noticed that:

- The mast base I have is the old unpinned setup
- The ball I had was the new model

So the ball got a beating, ended up stuck in the mast base and the whole setup was rotating around the pin rather than the mast rotating around the ball. I had to destroy the ball to get it out of the casting. I got a new ball, but I need either a new casting or a no longer manufactured 1.25 inch ball to get the mast back up properly... Old mast base on new ball does not inspire confidence!

If you have the part, I don't care where you are, I'll pay shipping.