Hello to all back online but not at home... i stayed on the beach during the hurricane[ my condo 2nd floor) and have been without power and now house for a few weeks. Although I have some great video of the storm surge hitting my building. Will post later.

As to your beam brackets... I experienced the same problem over time because of all the stress i put on the platform with all my sail area. As mentioned earlier in a previous post the alighnment is very important, I would advise to try and make a template of where the holes are before you start. To be exact will be very difficult,but try to get it close.

you could glass or fill it and while still wet/not kicked slide your beam or a piece of a beam on it while it dries to asure it is a tight fit and will still slide on it when you are done. If u want a piece a beam let me know i'll cut one off for you.

As to my boat, or old boat it. It was an evolution of the 17. The mast is stock + Miracle spreaders(the spin was "noodleing" the mast). Sails all Smyth. Yes those are 8 foot racks i designed (idea stolen from Randy's Nacra Pro 20 / Worrell Rack Monster). I used to race the boat single handed in distance races and had a lot of fun with it.

I'll try to be more specific late.
Mike