Steve,

My suggestion is to get all the measurements for the mast. Like distance from the foot to the spreaders, hounds, diamond wire tangs, etc. I'd also find out the weight of the rigged mast. It might even be the right extrusion. This may not be a FX-1 mast. I can't imagine how any company with any QC at all could assemble a mast that was 8" too long. It would be easier to fix the problem now and get the right mast now than later.



Take care, I'd be ticked too if a company wasted that much of my presious free time with stupid mistakes.