Does anyone have experience converting a Proctor Beta Minus mast from using the original stainless steel flared tube which is the shroud and forestay attachment point to using T-Terminals? I'm guessing that I would need to:
1. Remove the tube in some sort of fashion without damaging the mast.
2. Snip the stays so they will fit back thru the slots in the mast they pass thru.
3. Enlarge the slots the stays pass thru in the mast and install the T-Terminal backing plates.
4. have aluminum patches welded over the opening on each side of the mast where the stainless flared tube passed thru.
Does this sound reasonable?